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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razi Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sovann Pok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razi Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sovann Pok's chin.
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razi Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sovann Pok!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pok misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Pok misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to move into range but Pok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Pok.
Pok cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pok cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Pok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pok lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gracie. Pok pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sovann Pok!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aleksandr Karelin Intro. Ethan Gilbert has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karelin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karelin trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Gilbert is keeping the position.
Karelin pushing down on Gilbert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karelin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilbert is looking to improve his position.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Gilbert's hands, connecting with Gilbert's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert wants to get back to his feet.
Gilbert tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gilbert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Gilbert's hands, connecting with Gilbert's forehead.
Karelin uses his free foot to push down on Gilbert's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gilbert.
Gilbert is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gilbert looks a forlorn figure.
Karelin wants to finish this one by submission but Gilbert is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Karelin.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Gilbert looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilbert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Gilbert looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karelin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karelin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gilbert in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gilbert to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karelin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucilenda Lendario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jucilenda Lendario!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrows stalks Lendario and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lendario's face. Lendario staggers backwards, shaken.
Brett Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burrows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burrows displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lendario.
Burrows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burrows leaves Lendario with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burrows scores with a hook to the body. Lendario takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lendario shoots in but Burrows avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brett Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucilenda Lendario.
Burrows lands a jab to Lendario's midsection.
Burrows scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burrows scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lendario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrows.
Burrows is looking to wear down Lendario with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burrows punishes Lendario's body with a nice straight punch.
Lendario moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burrows stuns Lendario with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burrows throws a shot to the body.
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrows with a jab.
Lendario takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Burrows scores with a four punch combination!
Burrows lands a slapping body shot.
Lendario walks into a straight right hand from Burrows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Burrows does it's job there.
Burrows stalks Lendario and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lendario's face. Lendario staggers backwards, shaken.
Burrows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lendario has time to react.
Burrows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burrows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lendario's head backwards.
Burrows moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lendario slips a jab and a cross from Burrows.
Lendario is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burrows.
Burrows connects with a looping right hand.
Lendario is rocked!
Lendario takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lendario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lendario is still on wobbly legs! Can Burrows finish him?
Burrows lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows Rushes Lendario and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Lendario is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Burrows Piles on the pressure and Lendario crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Burrows!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Dicesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicesar's entrance music is Dream Theater- Overture 1928. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Dicesar!
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, Albert Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicesar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Dicesar ducks down to avoid it.
Dicesar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dicesar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Dicesar with a series of wild strikes but Dicesar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dicesar misses with a takedown
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Dicesar backing up. Dicesar nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Dicesar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dicesar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dicesar with a poor takedown
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawrence duly obliges.
Albert Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicesar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawrence pinned against the cage. Lawrence gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Dicesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dicesar's hands.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Dicesar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lawrence!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dicesar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dicesar is breathing heavily.
Lawrence manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dicesar is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicesar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawrence doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dicesar.
Lawrence is trying to get back to full guard.
Dicesar is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawrence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dicesar passes to side control.
Dicesar trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Dicesar just content to control the position.
Lawrence is looking to regain half guard here but Dicesar keeps moving and retains side control.
Dicesar advances to full mount.
Dicesar wants to finish this one by submission but Lawrence is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dicesar.
Lawrence tries to reverse the position but Dicesar maintains control.
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.
Dicesar looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lawrence is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lawrence is squirming around, avoiding Dicesar's attempts to control the action.
Lawrence working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicesar is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lawrence is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lawrence flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Dicesar anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lawrence and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Dicesar slips an arm under Lawrence chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Dicesar has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Dicesar is squeezing on Lawrence like an anaconda would it's prey. Lawrence fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Dicesar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida comes into the arena with Iggy Pop - The Passenger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duarte circles away.
Duarte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aida.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Aida avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Aida or perhaps it was just good defense by Duarte which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akaboshi Aida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aida dodges the punch combination from Duarte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aida dodges the punch combination from Duarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duarte tries to avoid it but Aida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duarte to the ground. Duarte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duarte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aida.
Akaboshi Aida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duarte circles away.
Aida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duarte did well to prevent Aida getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking to escape.
Aida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Duarte can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Duarte tries to buck Aida off but he can't manage it.
Aida with good strikes from the mount here!
Duarte's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aida moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duarte has worked his arm free - good work by Duarte!
Aida is breathing heavily.
Duarte is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aida throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Duarte is trying to buck Aida off.
Aida advances nicely into full mount.
Duarte's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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.
Duarte is squirming around, avoiding Aida's attempts to control the action.
Aida unloads with some shots from mount but Duarte bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Aida.
Aida looking to control but Duarte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duarte really wants to buck Aida off and get back to his feet.
Aida controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aida looking to control but Duarte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaboshi Aida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aida shoots in and drives through. Duarte sprawls well.
Aida shoots in for a double leg but Duarte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Aida shoots in for a double leg but Duarte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akaboshi Aida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aida.
Aida shoots in for a takedown but Duarte shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duarte avoids it really well and circles away.
Aida shoots for a takedown but Duarte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aida looks for a takedown but Duarte sprawls well.
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.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Aida avoids nicely.
Aida shoots in and drives through. Duarte sprawls well.
Guilherme Duarte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duarte misses with a wild combination.
Aida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duarte swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Duarte duly obliges.
Duarte stuffs the takedown attempt from Aida. Aida gets slowly back to his feet.
Aida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duarte defends it nicely.
Aida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duarte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aida somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duarte circles away.
Duarte throws a series of punches but Aida avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duarte avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Duarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duarte.
No luck for Aida with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte looks to land a combination but Aida avoids it well.
Aida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duarte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aida somewhat.
Aida shoots in and drives through. Duarte sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akaboshi Aida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duarte swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aida is defended easily by Duarte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duarte tries to avoid it but Aida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duarte to the ground. Duarte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duarte tries to avoid it but Aida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duarte to the ground. Duarte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aida shoots for a double leg takedown but Duarte sprawls well. He's pushed Aida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Duarte misses.
A combination from Duarte does no damage.
Aida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aida shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Aida or perhaps it was just good defense by Duarte which made him look bad.
Aida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duarte defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aida slips a jab and a cross from Duarte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Duarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duarte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Duarte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniele Vantaggiato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Kloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniele Vantaggiato!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kloss tries to keep at a distance but Vantaggiato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kloss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vantaggiato is trying to drag Kloss to the mat but Kloss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vantaggiato gets through Kloss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Nolan Kloss has been cut.
Vantaggiato can't get the takedown.
Vantaggiato keeps control of Kloss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vantaggiato pulls guard successfully.
Kloss trying to control the position from guard on top but Vantaggiato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vantaggiato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kloss.
Kloss lands a couple of elbows.
Vantaggiato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kloss throws and elbow that misses. Vantaggiato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kloss's guard. Nice move by Vantaggiato!
Vantaggiato throws a big right hand that misses.
Vantaggiato trying to control but Kloss is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kloss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vantaggiato!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantaggiato is looking to get to half guard.
Vantaggiato tries to lock up and control but Kloss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vantaggiato is bucking up trying to escape but Kloss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kloss.
Kloss with the ground and pound from mount.
Vantaggiato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kloss jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vantaggiato manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vantaggiato tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kloss easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vantaggiato is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kloss controlling from mount.
Kloss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vantaggiato can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vantaggiato slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vantaggiato gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vantaggiato working for submissions but it's allowed Kloss to get to half guard.
Kloss drops an elbow to the side of Vantaggiato's head.
Kloss tries to stand and escape but Vantaggiato is controlling the position.
Kloss slips a nice elbow through Vantaggiato's hands, connecting with Vantaggiato's forehead.
Kloss is looking to take a break and control but Vantaggiato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vantaggiato defending well though.
Kloss trying to control the action but Vantaggiato is working from the bottom.
Vantaggiato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kloss pulls his head out easily.
Kloss drops an elbow to the side of Vantaggiato's head.
Kloss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vantaggiato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kloss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kloss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kloss stopping the sweep attempt from Vantaggiato.
Vantaggiato looks gassed!
Vantaggiato has a closed guard, preventing Kloss from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vantaggiato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kloss is one step ahead there.
Vantaggiato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vantaggiato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kloss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kloss is looking to work some ground and pound but Vantaggiato has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vantaggiato has momentary wrist control but Kloss slips an elbow through the middle.
Kloss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vantaggiato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kloss has managed to get both his arms back between Vantaggiato's legs - danger averted.
Kloss postures up in Vantaggiato's guard and throws a big left but Vantaggiato blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Kloss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kloss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch but Kloss moves out of range.
Kloss shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vantaggiato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kloss stopping the sweep attempt from Vantaggiato.
Kloss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vantaggiato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kloss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kloss postures up.
Kloss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vantaggiato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kloss stacks Vantaggiato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kloss!
Kloss in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vantaggiato is trying to get back to half guard.
Kloss trying to control the position but Vantaggiato is working away.
Vantaggiato struggling a bit here.
Vantaggiato takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kloss tries to score with some ground and pound. Vantaggiato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kloss trying to control the position but Vantaggiato is working away.
Vantaggiato is trying to control Kloss's posture but Kloss avoids it.
Vantaggiato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vantaggiato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vantaggiato looking for submissions off his back.
Vantaggiato is breathing heavily.
Vantaggiato gets full guard.
Kloss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vantaggiato's head.
Kloss is looking to work some ground and pound but Vantaggiato has wrist control.
Kloss gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nolan Kloss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kloss swats away the attempt to clinch by Vantaggiato.
A jab from Kloss does it's job there.
Kloss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vantaggiato tries to bum rush Kloss with a series of wild strikes but Kloss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kloss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss tries to clinch there but Vantaggiato circles away.
Kloss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vantaggiato counters with a stiff right hand.
Kloss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kloss counters with a body kick that stops Vantaggiato in his tracks momentarily.
Kloss delivers a nice body kick.
Kloss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vantaggiato's guard.
Kloss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kloss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vantaggiato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kloss.
Kloss tries to clinch but Vantaggiato moves out of range.
Kloss looks to land a combination but Vantaggiato avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vantaggiato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vantaggiato dodges the punch combination from Kloss.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch up.
Nolan Kloss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kloss fails to land with a series of punches.
Kloss dives in and grabs Vantaggiato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vantaggiato pushes down on Kloss's head and hops out.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch but Kloss moves away
and Kloss counters with a series of strikes. Vantaggiato will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Kloss misses its intended target.
Kloss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Kloss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vantaggiato dodges the punch combination from Kloss.
Vantaggiato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch up.
Vantaggiato tries to close the distance and clinch but Kloss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vantaggiato doesn't manage to clinch there - Kloss circles away.
Vantaggiato slips a jab and a cross from Kloss.
Kloss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vantaggiato takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kloss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kloss tries to clinch up
and Vantaggiato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantaggiato seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vantaggiato decides to stand and escape the position.
Vantaggiato walks into a stiff left hand from Kloss.
Kloss lands with a nice combination. Vantaggiato backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Kloss.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch up.
Kloss throws a right and a left that Vantaggiato avoids nicely.
Vantaggiato ducks under a wild hook from Kloss.
Kloss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vantaggiato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vantaggiato blocks a body shot from Kloss.
Kloss lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kloss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kloss misses with a body shot
and Vantaggiato moves into the clinch.
Kloss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vantaggiato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Kloss.
Kloss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vantaggiato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kloss circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kloss counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vantaggiato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kloss. That one must have hurt.
Kloss loads up on a big right hand but Vantaggiato slips the punch.
Vantaggiato tries to clinch but Kloss moves away
and Kloss counters with a left and a right that stings Vantaggiato.
Vantaggiato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vantaggiato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kloss is trying to force a seperation but Vantaggiato has the dominant position.
Kloss breaks the clinch.
Vantaggiato fails with a takedown attempt.
Kloss throws a solid leg kick but Vantaggiato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kloss.
Kloss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Kloss misses.
Daniele Vantaggiato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nolan Kloss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kloss. Vantaggiato shrugs it off though.
Kloss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vantaggiato if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kloss!
Vantaggiato looks to clinch
and Kloss makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kloss doesn't manage to clinch there - Vantaggiato circles away.
Vantaggiato closes the distance but Kloss moves to the side
and Kloss counters with a good, hard body kick but Vantaggiato shrugs it off.
Kloss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vantaggiato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kloss.
Nice takedown defense from Vantaggiato. No joy for Kloss on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kloss throws a head kick that misses.
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 Nolan Kloss.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kloss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Kloss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fettucini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Gustavo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boba Fettucini!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fettucini darts in and clinches Assis up against the cage.
Fettucini wants the takedown. Assis is fighting it off but Fettucini persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Assis's guard against the cage.
Assis wants to stand but Fettucini is controlling the position.
Fettucini wants to control from the top but Assis keeps moving.
Assis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Assis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assis keeping full guard, as Fettucini tries to pass.
Assis wants to sweep here but Fettucini controlling him for the moment.
Assis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fettucini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fettucini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.
Assis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fettucini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fettucini is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Assis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Assis has escaped and now he's on top!
Assis trying to control but Fettucini is working from the bottom.
Assis forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assis is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fettucini is squirming around, avoiding Assis's attempts to control the action.
Fettucini is desperately trying to improve his position but Assis has a good base and remains in mount.
Assis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fettucini has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fettucini!
Assis keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fettucini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fettucini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Assis being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assis is looking for a triangle but Fettucini pushes his legs off easily.
Fettucini landing with the ground and pound.
Fettucini tries to free his leg and advance position but Assis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Assis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fettucini has Assis in his guard.
Fettucini keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
Fettucini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assis advances position into side control!
Fettucini is looking to reverse the position.
Assis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fettucini, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustavo Assis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Assis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fettucini pinned against the cage. Fettucini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Assis blocks a head kick by Fettucini.
Assis is looking to clinch but Fettucini is avoiding it.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Fettucini throws a head kick but Assis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fettucini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Assis in his tracks.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Fettucini misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assis moves away from the strike by Fettucini.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown. Fettucini tries to sprawl out of it but Assis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fettucini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Fettucini darts in trying to clinch
and Assis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Assis.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Assis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fettucini gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Assis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fettucini pulls his head out easily.
Fettucini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini is just content to waste time from the top position. Assis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Assis has momentary wrist control but Fettucini slips an elbow through the middle.
Fettucini trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assis looking for a guillotine here but Fettucini defends easily.
Fettucini trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis wants to stand but Fettucini is controlling the position.
Fettucini wants to control from the top but Assis keeps moving.
Fettucini drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assis dives on top into guard.
Assis looking to sit in guard and control but Fettucini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assis trying to control the position.
Fettucini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fettucini has managed to get both his arms back between Assis's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fettucini trying to control but Assis is working from the bottom.
Fettucini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fettucini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Assis is trying to control the position but Fettucini postures up.
Fettucini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assis wants to sweep but no luck.
Fettucini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fettucini drops back looking for a leg! Assis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assis manages to kick Fettucini off! Fettucini jumps back into Assis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boba Fettucini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fettucini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fettucini throws a chopping leg kick but Assis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fettucini punishes Assis's body with a nice straight punch.
Fettucini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fettucini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fettucini thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Assis with that takedown attempt.
Fettucini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fettucini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fettucini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assis feints and then cracks Fettucini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fettucini down.
Fettucini 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fettucini.
Fettucini stuffs the takedown attempt from Assis. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Assis looks for a takedown but Fettucini sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assis avoids the body shot from Fettucini.
Assis is looking to clinch but Fettucini is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assis.
Fettucini misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis blocks a low kick nicely.
Assis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Assis showed some decent athleticism there.
Fettucini tries to get to full guard but Assis has control of the leg.
Fettucini slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fettucini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Assis looking to pass the guard.
Fettucini throws his legs up looking for a submission but Assis uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fettucini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assis wants to control but Fettucini is keeping him busy.
Gustavo Assis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Assis slips a jab and a cross from Fettucini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini throws a shot to the body.
Fettucini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fettucini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fettucini won't be happy with that.
Assis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fettucini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assis controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boba Fettucini.
I think Fettucini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saxton Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani comes to the cage accompanied by Silicone Curitiba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saxton Hale!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani doesn't manage to clinch there - Hale circles away.
Milani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milani tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Milani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Milani misses.
Hale swats away the attempt to clinch by Milani.
Milani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch but Hale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milani wants to clinch up but Hale keeps it at a distance.
Hale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Milani is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale breaks from Milani's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Milani is working to get back to half guard.
Milani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hale. What's that going to do exactly?
Milani is desperately trying to improve his position but Hale has a good base and remains in mount.
Milani bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hale keeping moving, preventing Milani from controlling successfully.
Milani is looking to work some ground and pound but Hale has wrist control.
Milani has gone for a leg lock! Hale slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milani's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Milani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is defending against the submission attempts here by Milani.
Hale wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milani connects with a nice short shot to Hale's temple.
Milani looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Milani lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to control but Milani is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milani slips a nice elbow through Hale's hands, connecting with Hale's forehead.
Milani is trying to work for a kimura but Hale is defending well.
Milani is trying to control the action in half guard but Hale is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milani throwing shots but Hale is blocking nicely.
Hale is controlling Milani's trapped leg to prevent Milani from advancing to side control.
Hale tries to get to full guard but Milani has control of the leg.
Milani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hale is just riding it out for now. Milani eventually gives up the hold.
Milani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hale defending well though.
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.
Milani is trying to work for a kimura but Hale is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milani is looking to clinch but Hale is avoiding it.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milani moves away.
Hale swats away the attempt to clinch by Milani.
Milani moves into range and clinches up with Hale.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Milani.
Milani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Hale lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saxton Hale will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Milani throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Milani.
Milani tries to clinch but Hale is having none of it.
Hale keeps the fight on the outside.
Milani moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
Milani tries to clinch up.
Hale keeps the fight on the outside.
Milani tries to clinch up.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch but Hale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milani tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Milani wants to clinch up but Hale keeps it at a distance.
Milani throws a low kick, looking for Hale's leg but Hale calmly moves out of range.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milani looks to throw the jab but Hale is out of range.
Hale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milani is looking to get to half guard.
Hale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Milani is in a horrible position here. Hale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Milani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
Milani is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Milani is rocked!
Hale cracks Milani with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saxton Hale!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arcturus Balfour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rypien has chosen The Ripper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arcturus Balfour could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Rypien's chin.
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158 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arcturus Balfour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balfour gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balfour blocks the body kick.
A jab from Rypien does it's job there.
Balfour swings for the body but Rypien moves out of range.
Balfour misses with a few strikes there.
Rick Rypien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rypien tries to work over Balfour's front leg with a kick but Balfour checks it.
Rypien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balfour.
Balfour lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rypien scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rypien misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balfour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balfour throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rypien to counter with a crisp jab.
Rypien looks to clinch
and Balfour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rypien lands with a kick to the temple. Balfour shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balfour is rocked!
Rypien scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balfour doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Balfour is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balfour is breathing heavily.
Crack! Rypien connects with the perfect overhand right and Balfour falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rypien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Rypien!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston Dunham III has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind tries to work over Dunham III's front leg with a kick but Dunham III checks it.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lind misses with a low kick as Dunham III jumps back.
Dunham III scores with a jab.
Lind defending well as Dunham III loads up on a big left hand.
Lind scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lind avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunham III getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunham III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lind throws a body punch but Dunham III moves out of range.
Lind fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lind slips a straight right by Dunham III.
Lind throws a push kick but Dunham III slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind scores with a leg kick.
Lind shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunham III but Dunham III pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lind avoids the head kick by Dunham III.
Dunham III lands with a cross.
Dunham III lands a head shot.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lind looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lind.
Dunham III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lind circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III slips a straight right by Lind.
Lind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dunham III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lind takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham III moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Dunham III misses.
Lind motions for Dunham III to come forward. Lind throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham III bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lind's head backwards.
Dunham III throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lind moves out of range of the strikes.
Lind misses with a straight right.
Dunham III lands with a hook. Lind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lind misses
and Dunham III counters with a straight right hand.
Dunham III takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunham III sizes up Lind with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunham III staying out of range there.
Lind throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunham III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunham III misses with a body shot.
Dunham III is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lind throws a hook to the side of Dunham III's head but Dunham III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lind tried to score with a low kick but Dunham III checks it.
Dunham III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind throws a leg kick but Dunham III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunham III staying out of range there.
Dunham III takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with an uppercut.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lind.
Dunham III misses with a low kick.
Dunham III moves away from the strike by Lind.
Dunham III misses with an uppercut. Lind saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Dunham III.
Winston Dunham III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham III ducks under a wild hook from Lind.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Lind closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham III, looking for a takedown. Lind pushes Dunham III against the cage but Dunham III circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lind throws out a leg kick but Dunham III moves out of range and Lind only half commits.
Dunham III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Dunham III dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lind shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunham III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Dunham III.
Dunham III throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind looks to throw a body kick
and Dunham III counters with a nice leg kick.
Dunham III walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunham III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunham III connects with the punch.
Dunham III is looking to land body kicks.
Lind is looking to chop away at Dunham III's legs.
Lind cracks Dunham III with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lind throws a combination that misses
and Dunham III counters with an inside leg kick.
Lind is breathing heavily.
Dunham III throws a shot to the body.
Dunham III looks to throw the jab but Lind is out of range.
Lind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dunham III.
Dunham III pushes Lind away with a front kick.
Dunham III scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lind doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunham III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lind.
Dunham III throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham III tries to bum rush Lind with a series of wild strikes but Lind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lind swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunham III counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws a sloppy head kick
and Lind counters with a body kick.
Dunham III lands an overhand right.
Dunham III connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lind's hands.
Lind throws a hook but Dunham III avoids it easily.
Dunham III paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lind throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunham III can pounce on him.
Dunham III with a jab.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Dunham III.
Lind throws a low kick but Dunham III avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunham III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunham III, right into the meat.
Dunham III cracks Lind with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunham III fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lind on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunham III as he connects with a hook.
Lind is rocked!
Lind throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunham III finish him?
Winston Dunham III is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Lind. Beautiful body shot.
Lind seems to have recovered his senses.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham III throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Lind.
Dunham III throws a low kick but Lind avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III lands with a nice body kick.
Lind has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dunham III scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunham III lands with a nice body punch.
Lind moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham III misses with an uppercut. Lind saw that one coming.
Lind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dunham III to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham III connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunham III cracks Lind with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham III turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunham III as he connects with a hook.
Dunham III lands a big head kick that sends Lind tumbling to the mat! Dunham III takes a step backwards and waves Lind back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Dunham III dominated that second round.
That's time! Dunham III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Dunham III there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunham III lands with a shot to the body.
Dunham III with a jab.
Dunham III fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lind.
Dunham III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunham III tries a head kick but it misses.
Lind drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dunham III to score with a decent uppercut.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunham III connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lind. Lind circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dunham III will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunham III throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Dunham III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dunham III!
Dunham III holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lind tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dunham III is looking to improve his position but Lind isn't that keen on the idea.
Dunham III tries to hold on but Lind pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lind has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dunham III is squirming around, avoiding Lind's attempts to control the action.
Lind with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lind looking to ground and pound but Dunham III is blocking nicely.
Dunham III tries to hold on but Lind pushes him away.
Lind controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunham III manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III wants to get back to his feet.
Lind throws a strike but Dunham III avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dunham III keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
Lind trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Curtis Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston Dunham III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Dunham III looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunham III, not yet.
Dunham III trying to keep a closed guard but Lind is proving a slippery customer.
Dunham III controlling the position.
Dunham III trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lind takes a swing at Dunham III's ribcage but misses.
Dunham III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Dunham III counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham III is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lind can do to turn this around?
Dunham III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lind.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Dunham III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunham III, 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 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Dunham III!
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