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Bangin 8: Lester vs. Laguna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Ribeirao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bobby Blimm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bobby Blimm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
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, Rogerio Ribeirao!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blimm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ribeirao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blimm decides to stand back up.
Blimm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribeirao's guard.
Ribeirao keeping moving, preventing Blimm from controlling successfully.
Ribeirao has control of Blimm's left arm, preventing Blimm from doing any damage.
Blimm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blimm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ribeirao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blimm is one step ahead there.
Blimm 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.
Blimm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blimm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeirao on the ground.
Ribeirao managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm trying to control but Ribeirao is working from the bottom.
Ribeirao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeirao keeping moving, preventing Blimm from controlling successfully.
Blimm tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeirao is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeirao keeping moving, preventing Blimm from controlling successfully.
Blimm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ribeirao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Blimm has Ribeirao in his guard.
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.
Blimm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blimm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeirao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blimm throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ribeirao uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blimm is breathing heavily.
Ribeirao decides to stand back up.
Blimm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blimm lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blimm looking to pass the guard.
Ribeirao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm stops Ribeirao from standing up.
Ribeirao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeirao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blimm is controlling him.
Blimm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ribeirao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blimm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blimm passes Ribeirao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to pass to mount but Ribeirao is defending the position.
Blimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ribeirao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blimm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blimm wants to stand but Ribeirao has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ribeirao gets back to full guard.
Ribeirao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blimm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blimm 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.
Ribeirao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blimm is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rogerio Ribeirao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blimm tries to clinch there but Ribeirao circles away.
Blimm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ribeirao to the mat! Ribeirao manages to get full guard.
Bobby Blimm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blimm wants to control from the top but Ribeirao keeps moving.
Blimm postures up in Ribeirao's guard and throws a big left but Ribeirao blocks it.
Blimm wants to control from the top but Ribeirao keeps moving.
Ribeirao wants to stand but Blimm is controlling the position.
Ribeirao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blimm manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm wants to sweep here but Ribeirao controlling him for the moment.
Ribeirao gets to his feet. Blimm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blimm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ribeirao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ribeirao stops Blimm from passing to mount.
Blimm trying to control the position but Ribeirao is working away.
Blimm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ribeirao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blimm's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ribeirao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blimm is pressing down on Ribeirao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ribeirao is holding on for now.
Blimm is looking to pass Ribeirao's guard but actually Ribeirao recovers to full guard.
Blimm trying to control but Ribeirao is working from the bottom.
Blimm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ribeirao wants to sweep here but Blimm controlling him for the moment.
Ribeirao wants to stand but Blimm is controlling the position.
Ribeirao controls Blimm momentarily but Blimm frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blimm fails with the takedown.
Blimm is looking to slow Ribeirao down with leg kicks.
Blimm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribeirao wants a takedown but no success here.
Blimm prevents the takedown attempt.
Blimm breaks the clinch.
Blimm scores a takedown into full mount!
Ribeirao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeirao is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeirao prevents Blimm from taking his back.
Ribeirao sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ribeirao kicks Blimm off and gets back to his feet.
Ribeirao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blimm.
Nice takedown defense from Ribeirao. No joy for Blimm on that attempt.
Ribeirao shoots in and drives through. Blimm sprawls well.
Bobby Blimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Ribeirao.
Ribeirao clinches.
Ribeirao tries to throw a body punch but Blimm avoids it by throwing Ribeirao back against the cage.
Blimm is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Blimm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blimm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blimm has hold of Ribeirao's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ribeirao seems comfortable defending it but Blimm has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ribeirao is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ribeirao is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Blimm couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Blimm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelk Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope's entrance music is White Knuckles. A fine choice. Itor Lamope had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itor Lamope!
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, Kelk Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Lamope.
Lamope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamope.
A shot to the body from Lamope misses
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Lamope scores with a nice right hand.
Lamope throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Lamope misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Lamope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamope misses with a hook.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lamope swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Lamope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lamope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lamope thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Lamope moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Lamope ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamope.
Lamope misses with a combination
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope misses with a double jab
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamope throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson slips a straight right by Lamope.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws the left hand but Lamope avoids the punch easily.
Lamope tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Lamope throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a hook but Lamope avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson moves out of range as Lamope strikes.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Lamope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Lamope throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamope misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Lamope's head but Lamope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Lamope's head back.
Lamope throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that round.
That's time! Lamope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamope misses with an uppercut.
Itor Lamope is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamope tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Lamope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Lamope misses.
Lamope lands a two punch combo.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamope misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson cracks Lamope with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Lamope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Lamope throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Lamope darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Lamope digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Lamope misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Jackson 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.
Lamope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lamope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamope misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamope throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamope thinking.
Itor Lamope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamope blocks a jab.
Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Lamope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamope looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Lamope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Lamope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
Lamope misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Lamope.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamope misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lamope misses.
Jackson swings for the body but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Lamope - just one landing.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Lamope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Lamope's body. Lamope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamope tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamope throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that second round.
That's time! Lamope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
A jab lands there for Lamope.
Lamope misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Lamope.
Lamope falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamope thinking.
A jab from Lamope misses.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Lamope misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Lamope moved out of range nicely.
Lamope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamope blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Lamope misses its intended target.
Lamope's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lamope duly obliges.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamope moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lamope throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Lamope misses with a body shot
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Jackson catches Lamope right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Lamope misses.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Lamope.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
No joy there for Lamope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Lamope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Lamope moves out of range.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Lamope looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lamope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Lamope misses with a double jab
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lamope throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Lamope finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson swings for the body but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Lamope.
A slow jab from Lamope misses its intended target.
Lamope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Lamope dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Itor Lamope.
Well Lamope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Itor Lamope!
Itor Lamope wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darren Steele!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steele tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Alves throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Danilo Alves has been cut.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Alves lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Alves improves position.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the cage.
Steele looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Steele is trying to stall.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steele drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alves looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alves looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alves!
Alves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steele to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Alves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Steele stalling the fight.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves wants to break free but Steele has control.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Steele looks gassed!
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Darren Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Steele avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Steele keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Alves improves position.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Alves.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alves tries to circle away but Steele has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alves.
Alves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Alves avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves pulls guard successfully.
Steele won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Alves scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves clinches up with Steele and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Steele trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steele into the cage.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alves wants to break free but Steele has control.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves lands a nice uppercut.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves lands a body punch.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Alves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele blocks a head kick by Alves.
Alves with a hook.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Alves has Steele up against the cage in a clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alves as Steele tries to tie him up.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Steele tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a left hand.
Alves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves pulls guard.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steele lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele passes into half guard.
Steele looks to land a strike but Alves avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Alves improves position.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Alves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Alves pulls guard successfully.
Alves pushes Steele off and scrambles back to his feet.
Oooh a lovely combination from Alves sends Steele down but not out. Alves dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Darren Steele has been cut.
Steele is not content to let Alves control the position.
Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Steele get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Alves.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves manages to pull guard.
Alves pushes Steele off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Alves.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Alves.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Alves moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Danilo Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danilo Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Alves.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Alves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Steele looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves stands and steps away. Steele gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Danilo Alves!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Danilo Alves!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Danilo Alves!
Danilo Alves wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tsingtao Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsingtao Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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175 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsingtao Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes Almer and presses him up against the cage.
Almer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Almer blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Thiago Almer has been cut.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer misses with a punch to the body.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer blocks the elbow strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Almer.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Almer blocks it.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almer.
Almer blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Almer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Almer's ribcage.
Almer looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almer throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almer blocks the elbow strike.
Almer avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
With the fighters up against the cage, Almer throws an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almer is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Almer misses with the head strike.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Smith blocks a body shot from Almer.
A hook to the body from Almer.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almer wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Almer blocks an elbow strike.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almer is defending well for now.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Almer is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almer dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Almer pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Almer.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Almer blocks with his arms.
Almer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almer trying to land knees to the body.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer misses with a body punch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almer breaks the clinch.
Almer takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Almer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Almer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Almer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Almer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almer is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Almer.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Almer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almer throws a head punch that misses.
Almer is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Almer blocks with his arms.
Almer tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Almer back against the cage.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer lands a knee to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almer dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Almer trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Almer avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Almer has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almer avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almer tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Almer.
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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Almer's ribcage.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Almer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almer swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Almer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Almer circles away.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.
Almer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Almer keeps it at a distance.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Almer wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almer struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsingtao Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Almer'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.
Almer misses with a straight left.
Smith is looking to clinch but Almer is avoiding it.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Almer.
Almer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith darts in and clinches Almer up against the cage.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almer scores with a hook to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almer into the cage.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Almer blocks it.
Almer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Almer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Almer blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Almer is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almer avoids it.
Almer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almer is defending well for now.
Smith avoiding damage as Almer throws knees to the body.
Almer misses with a punch to the body.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Almer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Almer throws an elbow but it misses.
Almer throws an elbow that misses.
Almer manages to break the clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Almer throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Almer moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Almer does no damage.
Smith lands a nice hook to Almer's body. Almer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
Almer digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Almer keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Almer misses with a wild combination.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Almer's side.
Smith drives through and clinches with Almer against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Almer blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Almer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Almer wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Almer pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Almer.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almer is defending well for now.
Almer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Almer breaks the clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Almer circles away.
Almer takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Almer misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Almer's brow.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Almer blocks it.
Almer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Almer throws a head punch that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Almer is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Almer blocks the elbow strike.
Almer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Almer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith clinches up with Almer and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Almer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsingtao Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Almer's cut.
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.
The fighters circling - Almer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Almer throws knees to the body.
Smith has Almer pressed against the cage, preventing Almer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Almer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsingtao Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Almer blocks it with crossed arms.
Almer digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almer lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Almer throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almer blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Almer.
Almer tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Almer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Almer.
Almer blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Almer tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Almer lands an elbow inside.
Almer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almer lands a nice elbow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almer is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almer has his back to the cage.
Almer misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Almer avoids the damage to the body.
Almer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Almer digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Almer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Almer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two 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.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith rushes Almer and presses him up against the cage.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A body shot lands from Almer.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Almer.
Almer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almer.
Almer tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Almer back against the cage.
Almer tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Almer lands a knee to the body.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer scores with a hook to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Almer.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Almer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Almer struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almer avoids it.
Smith prevents Almer from breaking the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Almer avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer lands a nice elbow.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Almer throws knees to the body.
A short right from Almer on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Almer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
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.
Almer works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Almer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Almer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almer misses with a punch on the inside.
Almer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Almer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almer.
A short left from Almer.
Almer is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Almer avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almer tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Almer back against the cage.
Almer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Almer tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Almer.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Tsingtao Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladros Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ladros Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King dives in and grabs Del Mar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Del Mar pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Del Mar defends it nicely.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Del Mar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
King slips a jab and a cross from Del Mar.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Del Mar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthony King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Gambatesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Bernardes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bernardes's choice of entrance music: Rocky Theme. On his way into the cage it seems that Dino Gambatesa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dino Gambatesa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Gambatesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Bernardes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gambatesa sprawls well. Gambatesa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bernardes gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernardes shoots in but no luck this time.
Bernardes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gambatesa avoids it really well and circles away.
Dino Gambatesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Bernardes.
Bernardes drops Gambatesa with a beautiful combination! Gambatesa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bernardes is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dino Gambatesa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernardes throws a series of punches but Gambatesa avoids them all with ease.
Gambatesa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bernardes is defended easily by Gambatesa.
Bernardes has a takedown stuffed.
Roger Bernardes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambatesa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Gambatesa scores with a four punch combination!
Gambatesa connects with a body shot.
Bernardes looks gassed!
Gambatesa tries to bum rush Bernardes with a series of wild strikes but Bernardes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambatesa tries to bum rush Bernardes with a series of wild strikes but Bernardes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambatesa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambatesa lands a jab-cross combination.
Bernardes moves out of range as Gambatesa throws a body kick.
Bernardes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bernardes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gambatesa avoids it really well and circles away.
Gambatesa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambatesa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bernardes doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambatesa scores with a jab. Bernardes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambatesa tries to bum rush Bernardes with a series of wild strikes but Bernardes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambatesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambatesa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gambatesa tries to break the clinch but Bernardes is controlling the position.
Bernardes stalls.
Bernardes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bernardes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambatesa's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bernardes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gambatesa is trying to break the clinch but Bernardes has him pressed against the cage.
Bernardes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bernardes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambatesa connects with a nice looking jab.
Bernardes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gambatesa circles away.
Gambatesa 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.
Bernardes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gambatesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambatesa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bernardes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gambatesa tries to bum rush Bernardes with a series of wild strikes but Bernardes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambatesa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bernardes shoots for a takedown but Gambatesa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambatesa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambatesa scores with a one two! Bernardes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bernardes is rocked!
Gambatesa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernardes is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambatesa finish him?
Bernardes dodges the punch combination from Gambatesa.
Bernardes seems to have recovered his senses.
Gambatesa stalks Bernardes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bernardes's face. Bernardes staggers backwards, shaken.
Gambatesa rushes Bernardes with punches - Bernardes moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bernardes goes down! Gambatesa follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Gambatesa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Trik Turner - Friends and Family as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. SD Plissken has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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172 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SD Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plissken lands a nice looking body shot.
Plissken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab from Plissken.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Plissken sprawls well.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plissken scores with a decent looking hook.
Plissken moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Plissken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alves is trying to drag Plissken to the mat but Plissken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plissken breaks from the clinch.
Plissken lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into rage.
Plissken staying out of range there.
Plissken darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Plissken manages to break the clinch.
Plissken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves wants to clinch
and Plissken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plissken is out of range and Alves settles back down.
Plissken slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
SD Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Alves.
Plissken works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses with a takedown
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken scores with a decent looking hook.
Plissken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Plissken punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Plissken is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plissken slips a straight right by Alves.
Plissken scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Plissken should have avoided that one.
Plissken works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Plissken.
Alves looks gassed!
Plissken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SD Plissken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plissken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Nice shot lands for Plissken.
Alves is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plissken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plissken digs a good hook to Alves's body.
Plissken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Plissken slips the punch.
Plissken stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves is rocked!
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Plissken finish him?
Plissken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Plissken connects with a stiff jab that staggers Alves - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). SD Plissken!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Battling Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ace of Base - Beautiful Life. Balboner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're The Best Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Battling Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cocky Balboner!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboner misses with a hook.
Bob slips under a jab.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bob fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bob working the head and body with strikes.
Balboner is looking for a sweep.
Balboner is pushing Bob's head away, looking to escape. Bob manages to hold on to the position though.
Bob in side control lands a decent elbow.
Balboner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balboner is trying to buck Bob off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bob 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.
Bob in side control, throwing shots but Balboner defends.
Balboner tries to escape but Bob is in control.
Bob cracks Balboner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bob is working Balboner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Balboner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bob.
Bob scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bob are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboner keeps working.
Bob working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboner is not content to let Bob control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balboner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bob prevents Balboner from escaping the position.
Balboner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bob lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboner pushes Bob away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bob gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboner keeps working.
Bob working the head with strikes.
Bob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balboner has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob in side control lands a decent elbow.
Balboner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob cracks Balboner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bob creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balboner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balboner is trying to buck Bob off.
Balboner dodges the ground and pound from Bob.
Balboner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bob prevents Balboner from escaping the position.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bob working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Bob seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Balboner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bob lands some shots froms side control.
Bob in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balboner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balboner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboner is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Balboner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bob throws an elbow but Balboner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bob tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bob happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboner keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battling Bob dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balboner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balboner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob thows a big elbow that misses.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboner is keeping the position for now.
Bob throwing strikes but missing.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balboner wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboner lands with a shot to the body.
Balboner looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Balboner shows good takedown defense.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Balboner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balboner's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Battling Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balboner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balboner looking to control.
Balboner keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Balboner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob won't allow Balboner to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bob shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balboner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balboner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob grinds an elbow into Balboner's temple.
Balboner wants to get back to his feet but Bob drags him back down.
Balboner is letting Bob control him for a moment.
Balboner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bob asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balboner is not content to let Bob control the position.
Balboner keeping his opponent close.
Balboner tries to bench press Bob off him but Bob keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balboner to see if he's OK.
Bob in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bob creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balboner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bob in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bob taking a breather here.
Balboner is not content to let Bob control the position.
Balboner controls the position for a moment.
Balboner is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob throws a strike aimed at the side of Balboner's head but Balboner avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balboner to see if he's OK.
Balboner is not content to let Bob control the position.
Balboner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bob.
Bob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Balboner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob landing strikes.
Balboner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bob has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bob trying to control the action but Balboner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battling Bob dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Balboner, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Balboner against the cage but Balboner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bob lands a jab.
Bob moves out of range as Balboner strikes.
Balboner misses the shot to the body.
Balboner just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob slips a jab from Balboner.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob has managed to clinch.
Balboner can't break the clinch.
Balboner tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balboner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balboner.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balboner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob wants to clinch up but Balboner keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Balboner misses its intended target.
Bob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balboner but Balboner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Battling Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Balboner tries to buck Bob off but he can't manage it.
Balboner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bob controlling the pace for now.
Bob has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboner's face.
Bob fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bob won't let Balboner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bob working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bob tries to control but Balboner wriggling away.
Balboner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cocky Balboner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bob lands a nice shot to the head.
Bob looking to finish Balboner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balboner!
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Bob connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Balboner working to try and regain half guard.
Bob lands a big elbow.
Bob controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob landing punches.
Balboner is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob with the ground and pound from mount.
Bob looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bob looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboner is having none of it.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Balboner wants to get back to his feet.
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bob lands with some strikes.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboner can do to turn this around?
Bob working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bob scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a big elbow.
Bob unloading with bombs!
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balboner?
Balboner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bob wants to control the pace but Balboner is squirming around nicely.
Balboner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bob landing shots from mount.
Balboner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balboner throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Bob cracks Balboner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Battling Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Battling Bob!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Battling Bob!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Battling Bob!
Battling Bob wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by I Feel Wonderful. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lester wants to slow Laguna down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laguna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lester scores with a leg kick.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laguna.
Lester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laguna is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester lands a nice looking body kick.
Laguna misses with an uppercut.
Laguna misses with a double jab.
Lester cracks the inside of Laguna's front leg.
Laguna throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Laguna moved out of range.
Laguna thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
Laguna blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester throws a head kick but Laguna moves out of range.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester lands a high kick!
Lester misses with a head kick.
A big left from Laguna misses.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester wants to clinch up but Laguna keeps it at a distance.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lester slips a jab from Laguna.
Laguna looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester is looking to chop away at Laguna's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester feints and then cracks Laguna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laguna down.
Lester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Laguna there.
Laguna lands a nice shot that snaps Lester's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laguna lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lester misses with a hook.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguna swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Laguna misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Laguna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laguna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laguna.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laguna just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laguna lands a jab to the head.
Laguna catches Lester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laguna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester misses with a body kick.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester feints and then cracks Laguna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laguna down.
Laguna connects with the punch.
Laguna scores with a nice head shot.
Lester is rocked!
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Lester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laguna staying out of range there.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laguna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Danga de danga de dang - Laguna scores with a four punch combination!
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lester wants to clinch up but Laguna keeps it at a distance.
Laguna lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Lester.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laguna scores with a hook to the body. Lester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laguna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laguna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laguna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester throws a series of punches but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laguna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marty Laguna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laguna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laguna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna checks a leg kick.
Lester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Laguna.
Laguna lands a left and a right that send Lester crashing to the mat, dazed. Laguna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Laguna throws a monster overhand right that drops Lester! Laguna follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Laguna!
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