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RSC 21: Sambodrome XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Bertozzi (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Maldonado rushes Bertozzi and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bertozzi.
Maldonado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maldonado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bertozzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maldonado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maldonado has Bertozzi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maldonado pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bertozzi tumbling to the mat - Maldonado dives into Bertozzi's guard.
Maldonado trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldonado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bertozzi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maldonado wanted to stand there but Bertozzi had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldonado being controlled here momentarily.
Maldonado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iago Maldonado.
Bertozzi lands a head kick!
It looks like Iago Maldonado has been cut.
Maldonado blocks a head kick by Bertozzi.
Maldonado avoids the head kick by Bertozzi.
Maldonado tries to clinch
and Bertozzi counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maldonado slows down the pace here.
Bertozzi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maldonado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado gets a clinch.
Bertozzi looking for a takedown.
Maldonado taking a breather.
Bertozzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maldonado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Iago Maldonado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Bertozzi.
Maldonado tries to clinch up but Bertozzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldonado has closed the distance and engaged Bertozzi in a clinch.
Bertozzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maldonado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bertozzi tries for a takedown but Maldonado manages to get underhooks.
Bertozzi tries to pull guard but Maldonado holds him up against the cage and eventually Bertozzi drops back down to his feet.
Maldonado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bertozzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maldonado is trying to break the clinch but Bertozzi is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries to break the clinch but Bertozzi is controlling the position.
Maldonado digs a right hand into Bertozzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bertozzi's gas tank.
Bertozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maldonado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maldonado stalling.
Maldonado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldonado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bertozzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maldonado walks away with a smile on his face. Bertozzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maldonado tries to clinch
and Bertozzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Maldonado trying to keep a closed guard but Bertozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Maldonado is wriggling around but Bertozzi manages to pass to half guard.
Bertozzi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maldonado tries to roll over but Bertozzi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maldonado is trying to stand up here but Bertozzi is controlling him well.
Bertozzi working the head and body with strikes.
Bertozzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maldonado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maldonado is refusing to be controlled, as Bertozzi sits in half guard.
Maldonado wants to get back to his feet.
Bertozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bertozzi working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertozzi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Bertozzi there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Bertozzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iago Maldonado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bertozzi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maldonado regains guard immediately.
Bertozzi is working Maldonado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bertozzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bertozzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maldonado thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maldonado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bertozzi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bertozzi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Maldonado screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bertozzi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carlo Bertozzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bradstone.
Bradstone slips a jab and a cross from Valcone.
Nice body kick from Bradstone.
Bradstone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnie Bradstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valcone slips under a jab.
Bradstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Valcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valcone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradstone tries to clinch there but Valcone circles away.
Bradstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradstone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valcone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradstone throws a wild body kick that Valcone sees coming a mile off.
Bradstone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valcone throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bradstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradstone takes a swing at Valcone's ribcage but misses.
Bradstone tries to clinch up but Valcone circles away and keeps his distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bradstone enables Valcone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bradstone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valcone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valcone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valcone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradstone working a defensive guard here.
Valcone with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradstone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valcone throwing strikes from guard but Bradstone blocks nicely.
Valcone forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone has hold of Valcone's hands but Valcone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valcone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradstone has a hand on Valcone's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Valcone takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valcone raining down hammerfists from mount.
Valcone breaks from Bradstone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valcone 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.
Valcone working the ground and pound effectively.
Valcone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valcone scoring with strikes but Bradstone is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valcone landing punches.
Valcone scoring with strikes but Bradstone is staying in there.
Valcone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bradstone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valcone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Valcone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Bradstone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bradstone is rocked!
Valcone lands a heavy elbow.
Bradstone is still in real trouble! Can Valcone finish him?
Valcone drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bradstone! More shots from Valcone and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Valcone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Huttunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston has chosen Loituma - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nero Boston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Huttunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Boston!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huttunen throws out a powerful jab.
Huttunen thows a body shot but no joy.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston misses with a straight right.
Boston throws a body punch but Huttunen moves out of range.
Huttunen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boston at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Huttunen - just one landing.
It looks like Nero Boston has been cut.
Huttunen swings for the body but Boston moves out of range.
Boston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Huttunen throws an overhand right that lands on Boston's shoulder, as Boston tries to avoid the shot.
Boston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boston needs to keep his hands up - Huttunen had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Huttunen misses.
The fighters circling - Huttunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huttunen. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huttunen.
Huttunen misses with a straight right.
Huttunen scores with a jab to the body.
Boston looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huttunen jabs at Boston's body.
Huttunen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huttunen cracks Boston with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Huttunen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boston to stand back up!
Boston is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huttunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huttunen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Boston falls backwards - clearly groggy! Huttunen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Huttunen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preuss Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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313 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preuss Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Glover moves out of range.
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Glover's waist but Glover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanderlei Silva off to one side.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Wanderlei Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wanderlei Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glover avoids it really well and circles away.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to clinch.
Glover shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wanderlei Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wanderlei Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Glover any problems.
Glover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Glover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Glover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Glover drops back looking for a leg! Wanderlei Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wanderlei Silva manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Wanderlei Silva's guard.
Wanderlei Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Glover any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover drops back looking for a leg! Wanderlei Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wanderlei Silva manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Wanderlei Silva's guard.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to stand back up but Glover counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glover wants to control but Wanderlei Silva is keeping him busy.
Wanderlei Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wanderlei Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanderlei Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Glover prevents Wanderlei Silva from improving his position.
Glover prevents Wanderlei Silva from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wanderlei Silva defends it well.
Wanderlei Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Glover prevents Wanderlei Silva from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wanderlei Silva has left one of his arms exposed and Glover doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Wanderlei Silva screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forrest Glover!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chavez Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chavez Chavez!
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, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Thiago can't break the clinch.
Thiago tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Paulo Thiago has been cut.
Thiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Thiago shrugs off.
Thiago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
A frustrated look appears on Thiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thiago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Paulo Thiago's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Thiago is trying to push Chavez away but Chavez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
The cut above Paulo Thiago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thiago blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Chavez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thiago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paulo Thiago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paulo Thiago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chavez Chavez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fournier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to L.L.Cool J - Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Fournier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fournier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fournier ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fournier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fournier. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fournier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fournier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fournier.
Lamb throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Jacques Fournier has been cut.
Lamb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fournier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fournier throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Fournier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb scores with a one two! Fournier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fournier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
The fighters circling - Fournier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb throws a combination that misses
and Fournier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lamb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fournier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fournier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fournier moves away.
Lamb moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fournier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fournier.
Lamb slips a jab and a cross from Fournier.
Lamb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamb misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Lamb misses.
A jab from Fournier misses.
Fournier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Fournier moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb walks into a stiff left hand from Fournier.
Lamb lands with a good body shot.
Lamb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fournier counters with a straight right hand.
Lamb connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Lamb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lamb is rocked!
Fournier digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Lamb is still on wobbly legs! Can Fournier finish him?
Lamb looks gassed!
Fournier stuns Lamb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fournier steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Lamb is out on his feet! Fournier sets himself and nearly takes Lamb's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacques Fournier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rezende (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rezende's choice of entrance music: Tropa de Elite - Tihuana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rezende!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rezende.
Rezende is looking to clinch.
Rezende walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Rezende throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rezende slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rezende.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rezende moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rezende.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Rezende counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rezende lands with a nice body kick.
Rezende ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Rezende moves out of range.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rezende.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a right hand that Rezende ducks under and follows up with a left that Rezende also avoids with ease.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rezende counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rezende.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Rezende is out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Rezende counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rezende decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rezende walks into a left hand.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Rezende throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Rezende wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rezende.
Rezende tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Rezende lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rezende looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rezende.
Rezende lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rezende gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rezende pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rezende tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Rezende tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Rezende counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Rezende is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Rezende missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rezende postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rezende lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie is working an open guard so Rezende takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rezende throws a head kick that misses.
Rezende takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rezende throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Rezende counters with a head kick.
Rezende pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rezende fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie tries to bum rush Rezende with a series of wild strikes but Rezende uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rezende has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rezende missing with knees to the body.
Rezende keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Rezende.
Rezende pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rezende's efforts to push away.
Gracie wants to break free but Rezende has control.
Rezende with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rezende has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rezende throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rezende or not.
Rezende throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rezende misses with a knee strike.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rezende smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rezende dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rezende fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
so Rezende counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is working an open guard so Rezende takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Rezende has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Rezende's head.
Rezende lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Rezende tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Rezende throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Rezende knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Rezende counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
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!
Rezende wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Rezende with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rezende in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rezende must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rezende wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rezende is one step ahead there.
Rezende trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rezende trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rezende got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rezende has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Rezende lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rezende makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rezende stands up from Gracie's guard - Rezende perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rezende scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rezende throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rezende looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Rezende manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rezende tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rezende tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rezende has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Rezende bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rezende looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Rezende plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Rezende counters with an inside leg kick.
Rezende throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rezende is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Rezende darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Rezende tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Rezende tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Rezende throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Rezende keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie avoiding damage as Rezende throws knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to push Rezende away but Rezende has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie jumps guard but Rezende stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to push Rezende away but Rezende has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Rezende pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rezende throws a head kick that half lands.
Rezende tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Rezende moves out of range.
Rezende tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Ryan Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Rezende is looking to clinch.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rezende doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie scores with a jab. Rezende acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rezende tries a head kick but it misses.
Rezende tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rezende is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rezende pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rezende tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Rezende tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rezende feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rezende keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rezende slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rezende showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rezende 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rezende has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rezende backs up against the cage.
Gracie swings for the body but Rezende moves out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Rezende.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Rezende tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rezende tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Rezende tries to clinch up.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Rezende counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Rezende is keeping busy.
Rezende takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rezende wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rezende missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Rezende controlling him for the moment.
Rezende keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Rezende has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Rezende really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Rezende advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Rezende works his way into full mount!
Rezende is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rezende lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rezende raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Rezende lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rezende lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rezende.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Rezende gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rezende with the ground and pound from mount.
Rezende is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rezende with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Rezende.
Rezende lands with some strikes.
Gracie tries to hold on but Rezende pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rezende landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Rezende scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie'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.
Rezende raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rezende looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rezende putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie tries to hold on but Rezende postures up.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Rezende dominating with strikes here.
Rezende scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Rezende lands a heavy elbow.
Rezende with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rezende lands a big elbow.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Ryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Rezende is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rezende landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rezende comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rezende winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rezende!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bukk wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by .. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that bukk wild was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norberto da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bukk wild!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wild scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from wild.
wild throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but wild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Silva.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but wild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling wild to counter with a crisp jab.
wild lands an overhand right.
da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
da Silva tries to clinch but wild moves away
and wild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
wild misses with a series of wild punches.
wild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Silva tries to clinch but wild is having none of it.
da Silva missing with a left hand there. wild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from da Silva lands but wild takes it in his stride.
It looks like bukk wild has been cut.
wild misses with a series of wild punches.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but wild pushes him off.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and wild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Silva manages to avoid it.
da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
da Silva tries to clinch
enabling wild to counter with a crisp jab.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but wild pushes him off.
wild jabs at da Silva's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
wild looks to land a left hand but da Silva moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bukk wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bukk wild's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
da Silva looks to clinch
and wild counters with a one-two to the body.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wild swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
bukk wild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
wild circles away from the clinch attempt
letting wild counter with a right hand.
da Silva wants to clinch up but wild keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and wild counters with a stiff right hand.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva misses with a combination
and wild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by da Silva.
da Silva wants to clinch
and wild counters with a three punch combo that has da Silva backing up. da Silva nods at wild to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wild lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by wild.
wild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
wild throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
wild circles away from the clinch attempt
and wild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wild lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Norberto da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wild throws a series of punches but da Silva avoids them all with ease.
wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
da Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and wild counters with a one-two to the body.
wild dips to his left and cracks da Silva with an uppercut!
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and wild counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but wild moves out of range.
wild's corner calls for a 1-2. wild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
wild stuns da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva walks into a straight right hand from wild.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva misses with a combination
and wild counters with a three punch combo that has da Silva backing up. da Silva nods at wild to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bukk wild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on bukk wild's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
wild lands with a straight right. da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Norberto da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva takes one to the chin there.
wild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
da Silva looks to clinch
and wild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
da Silva looks to clinch
and da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
wild throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Silva is looking to clinch but wild is avoiding it.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch there but wild circles away.
No joy there for wild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
da Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
wild misses with a wild combination.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
wild avoids the head kick by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch there but wild circles away.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from wild.
wild misses with a series of wild punches.
wild throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from wild. Those never looked like landing.
wild misses with a wild combination.
da Silva tries to clinch but wild is having none of it.
wild swinging wildly here.
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.
wild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and wild counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
da Silva closes the distance but wild moves to the side
and wild counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
bukk wild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well wild has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bukk wild!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong comes to the cage accompanied by Jibbs - King Kong. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Christian Cong has been cut.
Machado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cong if he has to take too many more of those.
Machado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado throws a series of punches but Cong moves out of range.
A slow jab from Machado misses its intended target.
Machado is looking to land body kicks.
Cong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machado slips under a jab.
Machado tries to bum rush Cong with a series of wild strikes but Cong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cong.
Machado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cong scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rickson Machado has been cut.
Machado lands a slapping body shot.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado gets the takedown into side control.
Cong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Machado has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cong gets back to half guard.
Cong is staying active underneath Machado, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Machado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Machado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cong is trying to stand up here but Machado is controlling him well.
Machado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cong defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cong wants to get back to his feet.
Machado is trying to control. Cong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Machado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machado is keen to just control but Cong is a slippery customer.
Machado is looking to stall here but Cong recovers full guard.
Cong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machado controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to control from the top but Cong keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Machado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machado scores with a shot to the body.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machado thuds a left hand into Cong's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cong.
Cong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machado keeps control of Cong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machado wants to stall.
Cong managing to block the knees to the body from Machado.
Cong tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Cong is looking to break free of the clinch but Machado has double underhooks.
Cong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
Cong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cong avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickson Machado will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cong looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Cong throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Cong just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cong swivels and escapes.
Cong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cong.
Cong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machado.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machado - that will leave a mark!
Machado moves in looking to clinch but Cong pushes him off.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Machado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rickson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cong blocks a head kick by Machado.
Rickson Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christian Cong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Machado misses with a takedown
and Cong counters with a straight right hand.
Cong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Machado thows a body shot but no joy.
Machado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado throws a series of punches but Cong avoids them all with ease.
Machado moves away from the strike by Cong.
Cong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Machado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cong, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Machado.
Machado prevents Cong from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cong prevents it.
Christian Cong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Machado.
Cong wants to get back to striking at distance but Machado won't allow it.
Machado lands a knee to the head.
Machado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Machado goes for a takedown attempt but Cong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Machado slips under a jab from Cong.
Machado misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Cong moves away and avoids it.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cong jabs Machado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rickson Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado staying out of range there.
Machado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cong lands with a straight right. Machado didn't see that one coming.
Cong lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cong.
Machado is looking to clinch.
Cong keeps the fight on the outside.
Cong loads up on a big right hand but Machado slips the punch.
Cong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cong at a distance.
Cong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a combination that misses
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Cong finds it's target.
That has opened up Rickson Machado's cut even more.
Cong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machado at a distance.
Cong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machado moves out of range as Cong strikes.
Jab from Cong.
Cong stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cong clobbers Machado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cong, as that shot connected.
The cut above Rickson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cong throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machado's hands.
Cong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machado's hands.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Cong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado tries to clinch but Cong moves out of range.
Cong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machado moves in looking to clinch but Cong pushes him off.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Cong as he connects with a hook.
Cong throws a shot to the body.
Cong lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado moves out of range as Cong strikes.
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Cong.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cong rushes Machado with punches - Machado moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Machado goes down! Cong follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Cong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ra Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ra Maya!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walker sprawls well. Walker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Maya's head but Maya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker digs a good hook to Maya's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maya slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Ra Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to bum rush Maya with a series of wild strikes but Maya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maya tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walker has escaped and now he's on top!
Maya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maya's back!
Maya is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker doesn't have the hooks in and Maya manages to turn into his guard.
Maya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Walker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Walker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Walker!
Walker controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
Maya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maya looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ra Maya.
Walker misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maya dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Maya's head and hops out.
Maya shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maya. That did some damage!
No luck for Maya with that takedown attempt.
Maya fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker 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.
Maya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maya off to one side.
Maya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maya tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ra Maya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Maya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maya.
Walker tries to clinch but Maya moves out of range.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Maya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maya shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker stalks Maya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maya's face. Maya staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ra Maya has been cut.
Maya shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Maya saw that one coming.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maya has time to react.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Maya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ra Maya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maya fails with the takedown.
Maya fails with the takedown.
Maya fails with the takedown.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ra Maya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maya off to one side.
Walker throws a right hand that Maya ducks under and follows up with a left that Maya also avoids with ease.
Maya shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker throws a series of punches but Maya moves out of range.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Maya. Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Maya persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Maya looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maya circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maya somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maya.
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.
Maya shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maya shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ra Maya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Maya on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maya.
Maya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ra Maya.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Maya 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.
Walker tries to clinch but Maya is having none of it.
Maya fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya has a takedown stuffed.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Maya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maya checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
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.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Maya moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Maya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Maya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Walker cracks Maya with an open hand slap.
Walker tries to clinch there but Maya circles away.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker throws a series of punches but Maya moves out of range.
Maya fails with a takedown attempt.
Maya misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker had his way with Ra Maya in that round.
The cut man is working on Ra Maya'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maya looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ra Maya.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Maya. Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
Maya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Maya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Maya. Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a jab when Maya was well out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maya.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maya goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maya's guard! Nice work there by Walker!
Maya is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maya wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker pushing down on Maya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maya tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
Maya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ra Maya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maya tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Walker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Maya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
Paul Walker retains his welterweight title!
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