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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Gath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Walker!
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, Cho Gath!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Gath is out of range.
Gath fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Gath 's knee.
Gath tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gath somewhat.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gath is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gath checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gath's knee momentarily.
Chuck Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Gath.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Walker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Gath saw it coming and moves away.
Walker gets a clinch.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Gath.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Gath goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chuck Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gath looks gassed!
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Chuck Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gath shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gath tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Gath was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Gath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Gath's knee but Gath avoids it well.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Walker.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Some bone on bone action there as Gath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Gath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Gath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gath is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Gath's leg but Gath calmly moves out of range.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Gath's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch but Gath moves out of range.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Gath moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
Gath checks the leg kick.
Gath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Gath checks a leg kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gath checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Gath checks it.
Gath takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker tries to work over Gath's front leg with a kick but Gath checks it.
Gath swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker thumps Gath with a low kick.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Gath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Gath off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Gath down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gath checks a leg kick.
That kick from Walker tenderised Gath's leg. Gath is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker cracks the inside of Gath's front leg.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Gath shrugs off.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Gath has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker has Gath up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Gath in his tracks for a moment.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Gath takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker gets underhooks to prevent Gath's takedown attempt.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Gath goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Chuck Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chuck Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Gath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Gath drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker tries to clinch there but Gath circles away.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Walker wants to slow Gath down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Gath as he checks the leg kick.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Gath tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Gath closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Gath pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Gath moves his leg out of the way.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Gath as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Sinistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iago Maldonado (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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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Sinistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado gets a takedown into half guard.
Sinistro gets full guard.
Sinistro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinistro keeping moving, preventing Maldonado from controlling successfully.
Maldonado wants to get up but he can't break Sinistro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maldonado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinistro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sinistro trying to keep a closed guard but Maldonado is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldonado wanted to stand there but Sinistro had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maldonado is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sinistro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Rodrigo Sinistro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sinistro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maldonado is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sinistro to the mat. Sinistro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maldonado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sinistro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maldonado, into his guard.
Maldonado keeping moving, preventing Sinistro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinistro is controlling him.
Maldonado controlling the position.
Sinistro trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldonado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldonado pushes Sinistro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maldonado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldonado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinistro won't allow it.
Maldonado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch but Sinistro keeps him there for the moment.
Sinistro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maldonado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinistro has him pressed against the cage.
Maldonado tries to circle away but Sinistro has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Maldonado looks gassed!
Maldonado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinistro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sinistro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sinistro tries to clinch up
and Maldonado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sinistro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maldonado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado gets to his feet - Sinistro follows without any prompting.
Sinistro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maldonado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maldonado wants to control from the top but Sinistro keeps moving.
Sinistro pulls Maldonado in close to prevent any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Iago Maldonado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinistro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldonado.
Sinistro shoots in looking for a takedown but Maldonado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sinistro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maldonado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinistro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldonado fails to land with a series of punches.
Maldonado throws a leg kick
and Sinistro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maldonado!
Maldonado tries to hold on but Sinistro postures up.
Maldonado is looking to get to half guard.
Maldonado is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Maldonado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistro landing strikes from the mount and Maldonado is in trouble!
Sinistro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maldonado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sinistro lands a big shot there that rocks Maldonado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinistro unloading with bombs!
Maldonado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sinistro looking to finish Maldonado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maldonado!
Maldonado is desperately trying to improve his position but Sinistro has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries to hold on but Sinistro postures up.
Sinistro lands a nice shot to the head.
Sinistro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maldonado tries to improve his position but Sinistro has taken his back! Sinistro has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Maldonado tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sinistro pushes Maldonado away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Sinistro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen I wanna be a balla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlo Bertozzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertozzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Simmons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bertozzi is on top in guard.
Simmons working a defensive guard here.
Simmons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bertozzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bertozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simmons wants to stand but Bertozzi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bertozzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Bertozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bertozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertozzi looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simmons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bertozzi's guard.
Bertozzi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bertozzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bertozzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simmons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simmons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simmons gets to his feet - Bertozzi follows without any prompting.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Bertozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bertozzi pulls guard.
Bertozzi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Bertozzi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Simmons is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Simmons and Bertozzi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bertozzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simmons some visible discomfort.
Simmons gets back to half guard.
Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bertozzi pulls his head out easily.
Simmons looks gassed!
Bertozzi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simmons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simmons is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi stands up from half guard.
Bertozzi shoots in looking for a takedown but Simmons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bertozzi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bertozzi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simmons was covering up waiting for the punch and Bertozzi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Simmons keeping full guard, as Bertozzi tries to pass.
Simmons has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bertozzi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Simmons has tightened it up now! Bertozzi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zako Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza thows a big elbow that misses.
Souza distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza stands and steps away. Cruz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz looks gassed!
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Souza cracks Cruz with a big elbow.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Souza lands a few punches from side control.
Souza tries to advance to mount but Cruz instead regains half guard.
Souza working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz has hold of Souza's hands but Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ronaldo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Souza is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Souza lands a nice short elbow.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cruz!
Cruz is bucking up trying to escape but Souza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Cruz is not content to let Souza control the position.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Souza is just content to waste time from the top position. Cruz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Souza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruz for as long as he can get away with.
Ronaldo Souza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Souza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Sergio Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
221 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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29
217 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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, Arnold Braan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braan throws a combination that misses
and Kelso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelso drives through and clinches with Braan against the cage.
Braan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Braan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelso won't allow it.
Braan has had enough of the clinch but Kelso keeps him there for the moment.
Braan is trying to force a seperation but Kelso has the dominant position.
Braan tries to break free but Kelso pushes him back against the cage.
Braan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braan wants to break free but Kelso has control.
Braan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Braan has had enough of the clinch but Kelso keeps him there for the moment.
Kelso prevents Braan from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelso drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Braan misses with a double jab
and Kelso counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelso pulls guard.
Braan postures up.
Kelso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan stands and steps away. Kelso gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kelso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelso counters with a one-two to the body.
Braan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Kelso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Braan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelso on the ground.
Kelso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braan wants to stand but Kelso is controlling the position.
Braan is breathing heavily.
Kelso with a nice head shot there.
Braan has momentary wrist control but Kelso slips an elbow through the middle.
Kelso looking to pass the guard.
Kelso prevents Braan from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelso connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelso throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelso prevents Braan from getting back to his feet.
Kelso connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelso trying to control but Braan is working from the bottom.
Kelso won't allow Braan to get back to his feet.
Kelso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braan's head.
Kelso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Braan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelso winds up and cracks Braan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braan has hold of Kelso's hands but Kelso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kelso passes to side control.
Kelso advances nicely into full mount.
Kelso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kelso with a couple of short strikes.
Kelso looking to finish Braan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Braan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Braan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kelso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Kelso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Braan looks a forlorn figure.
Kelso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kelso punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kelso lands a big elbow.
Kelso cracks Braan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Braan is rocked!
Kelso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Braan's face.
Oh Braan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelso has control of Braan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Braan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braan taking shots to the head.
Kelso lands a heavy elbow.
Braan seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelso lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelso won't let Braan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kelso working for a guillotine from mount but Braan is in no mood to give up.
Braan is squirming around, avoiding Kelso's attempts to control the action.
Kelso lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Braan hang on?
Braan wants to get back to his feet.
Kelso has control of Braan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Braan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kelso lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelso is landing with some decent strikes but Braan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braan'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.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kelso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Braan throws a combination that misses
and Kelso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kelso counter with a right hand.
Braan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braan won't be happy with that.
Kelso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Braan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Braan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelso is controlling him well.
Kelso cracks Braan with a big elbow.
Kelso looks up at the clock and then as Braan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kelso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kelso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Braan some visible discomfort.
Kelso is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kelso trying to control the position but Braan is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelso landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso wants to control but Braan is keeping him busy.
Braan taking a bit of punishment here - Kelso scoring with strikes.
Kelso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Braan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kelso scores with punches from side control.
Michael Kelso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelso is controlling him well.
Braan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Braan wants to get back to his feet but Kelso drags him back down.
Kelso cracks Braan with a big right hand but Braan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Braan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelso is controlling him well.
Kelso working the ground and pound from side control.
Kelso working the head and body with strikes.
Kelso working the body and head with strikes.
Kelso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Braan, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Braan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelso working the ground and pound.
Kelso advances to full mount.
You get the feeling that Braan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kelso lands a big shot there that rocks Braan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kelso looking to finish Braan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Braan!
Braan is squirming around, avoiding Kelso's attempts to control the action.
Kelso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kelso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Braan is surviving well by controlling Kelso's body position as best he can.
Kelso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Braan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Braan really wants to buck Kelso off and get back to his feet.
Kelso lands a big shot there that rocks Braan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kelso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Kelso connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kelso with the ground and pound from mount.
Kelso lands a nice shot to the head.
Kelso punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kelso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kelso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Braan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Kelso.
Kelso looking to control but Braan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelso lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kelso postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Braan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kelso and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Kelso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Combs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Combs comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
275 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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260 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Combs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva 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.
It looks like Sean Combs has been cut.
Silva wants to clinch
enabling Combs to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Combs moves away
letting Combs counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Combs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Combs scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Combs.
Combs fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva closes the distance but Combs moves to the side
and Combs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Combs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Combs works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Combs throws a big right hand that misses.
Combs connects with a couple of short punches.
Combs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is looking to stand up but Combs isn't so interested in that idea.
Combs passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Combs.
Ground and pound from Combs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Combs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opasevich comes to the cage accompanied by Мурад Гусев. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
185 lbs
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21
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Santoro misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Santoro finds it's target.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Opasevich saw that one coming.
Santoro cracks a nice hook into Opasevich's ribs.
Santoro swings for the body but Opasevich moves out of range.
Opasevich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Opasevich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opasevich thows a huge punch but Santoro dodges it nicely.
Santoro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Opasevich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Opasevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santoro defending well though.
Santoro is looking for a sweep. Opasevich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Opasevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro tries to get to full guard but Opasevich has control of the leg.
Opasevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro taking some punishment here, with Opasevich in his half guard.
Opasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santoro defending well though.
Opasevich thows a huge punch but Santoro dodges it nicely.
Santoro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Opasevich.
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.
Opasevich works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santoro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santoro is working to get back to half guard.
Opasevich cracks Santoro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Opasevich unloads with some shots from mount but Santoro bucks and avoids them well.
Opasevich working Santoro over with strikes here.
Opasevich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Santoro is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Opasevich! Santoro is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Torquemada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torquemada comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax - 1000 Points of Hate. Howe has chosen Teach Me How to Dougie as his entrance music. Jackson Howe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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236 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Torquemada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Howe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torquemada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torquemada is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torquemada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Torquemada.
Torquemada tries to pass to full mount but Howe defends it.
Howe gets full guard.
Howe seems keen to control Torquemada's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torquemada controls the pace.
Torquemada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howe keeping moving, preventing Torquemada from controlling successfully.
Torquemada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torquemada tries to bum rush Howe with a series of wild strikes but Howe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howe looks for the body kick but Torquemada saw that one coming.
Howe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torquemada's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howe moves into range and clinches up with Torquemada.
Torquemada jumps guard but Howe stands there with Torquemada around his waist. Torquemada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torquemada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torquemada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howe just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Torquemada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torquemada has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torquemada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torquemada blocks an elbow strike from Howe.
Torquemada is trying to push Howe away but Howe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torquemada pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torquemada trying to keep a closed guard but Howe is proving a slippery customer.
Torquemada is controlling Howe's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torquemada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howe avoids it really well and circles away.
Howe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torquemada's head.
Torquemada moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torquemada misses with a hook to the body
and Torquemada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Howe misses with a wild body shot.
Torquemada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torquemada gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Howe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howe clinches up against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Howe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torquemada scores with a takedown into Howe's guard.
Torquemada stands and throws Howe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torquemada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Torquemada is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Howe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Torquemada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torquemada is putting a hurting on Howe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Torquemada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howe keeps working.
Torquemada is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Torquemada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torquemada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
Torquemada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Torquemada wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
Howe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howe tries to bench press Torquemada off him but Torquemada keeps the position.
Torquemada tries for a kimura but Howe is defending well.
Torquemada working away.
Torquemada cracks Howe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Torquemada is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Howe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Howe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Torquemada's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Torquemada wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Torquemada seems content to control.
Howe wants to control but Torquemada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Howe tries to roll over but Torquemada keeps him under control.
Torquemada content to control rather than advance.
Torquemada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torquemada thows a huge punch but Howe dodges it nicely.
Torquemada is looking to take a break and control but Howe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howe pushes Torquemada off looking to stand but Torquemada dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Howe is looking to improve his position.
Torquemada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Howe wants to get back to full guard.
Torquemada is trying to control the action in half guard but Howe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Howe wants to get back to full guard.
Howe keeping hold of Torquemada's head, controlling as best he can.
Torquemada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Torquemada dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torquemada checks a leg kick.
Torquemada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howe manages to avoid it.
Torquemada just misses with a punch to the body.
Torquemada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Howe tries to avoid it but Torquemada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Howe to the ground. Howe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torquemada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howe pushes Torquemada up against the cage in a clinch.
Torquemada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Torquemada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howe digs a right hand into Torquemada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torquemada's gas tank.
Torquemada jumps guard but Howe stands there with Torquemada around his waist. Torquemada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howe tries to land knees in the clinch but Torquemada avoids the damage to the body.
Torquemada jumps guard but Howe stands there with Torquemada around his waist. Torquemada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada fails to pull guard.
Torquemada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torquemada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howe walks away with a smile on his face. Torquemada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Howe swings for the body but Torquemada moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torquemada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torquemada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torquemada thows a body shot but no joy.
Howe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howe lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe lands with a nice body punch.
Howe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howe stuffs the takedown.
Howe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torquemada swings widly with a right hand
and Howe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torquemada's knee momentarily.
Howe gets caught flat footed, as Torquemada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howe pulls Torquemada in close to his closed guard and prevents Torquemada from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torquemada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torquemada preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe working a defensive guard here.
Torquemada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torquemada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torquemada controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson Howe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Howe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torquemada if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torquemada is defended easily by Howe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe swats away the attempt to clinch by Torquemada.
Howe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Howe misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torquemada moves into the clinch.
Torquemada avoiding damage.
Torquemada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howe walks away with a smile on his face. Torquemada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Howe really 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.
Torquemada throws a right hand that misses
and Howe counters by moving into the clinch.
Torquemada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torquemada.
Howe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Howe - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Howe.
Howe is working Torquemada over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howe cracks Torquemada with a nice body shot.
Howe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Howe.
Howe lands a nice shot to the body.
Howe pushes Torquemada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Howe.
Howe presses Torquemada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Howe is leaning against Torquemada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Howe lands with a short shot to the head.
Howe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torquemada backwards.
Nice body punch from Howe - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howe.
A short body shot lands from Howe as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Howe.
Howe lands a nice uppercut.
Torquemada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howe just stands there and leans against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Howe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Howe.
Nice body punch from Howe - that landed with a thud.
Howe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howe.
Howe lands a shot to the body.
Howe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torquemadas head.
Howe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Howe.
Howe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Howe lands with a left to the head.
Howe digs a right hand into Torquemada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torquemada's gas tank.
Howe lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howe lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howe.
Howe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Howe.
Howe scores with a hook to the body.
Howe lands a shoulder strike.
Howe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Howe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torquemada tumbles to the floor! Howe threw a big shot that dropped him and now Howe is on top looking to finish! Torquemada has guard but can he survive?!
Torquemada is rocked!
Howe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Torquemada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Torquemada seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe prevents Torquemada from improving his position.
Torquemada looking for submissions off his back.
Howe stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jackson Howe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Howe throws a sloppy head kick
and Torquemada counters with a shoot takedown. Howe fights it but they end up in guard.
Howe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torquemada is one step ahead there.
Torquemada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torquemada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torquemada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torquemada controls the pace.
Torquemada trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Torquemada wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Torquemada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Howe.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Howe dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Howe thuds a left hand into Torquemada's body.
Torquemada fails with the takedown
and Howe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torquemada is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Howe has Torquemada up against the cage in a clinch.
Torquemada fails to pull guard.
Torquemada fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Torquemada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torquemada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torquemada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howe walks away with a smile on his face. Torquemada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howe misses with a leg kick
enabling Torquemada to counter with a crisp jab.
Torquemada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howe counters with a stiff right hand.
Torquemada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe connects with a solid leg kick.
Howe thuds his shin into the meat of Torquemada's side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Howe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howe lands with a straight right. Torquemada didn't see that one coming.
Howe misses with a wild combination.
Howe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torquemada tries to clinch up but Howe circles away and keeps his distance.
Torquemada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howe counters with a nice uppercut.
Xavier Torquemada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Howe swats away the attempt to clinch by Torquemada.
Howe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torquemada.
Jackson Howe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torquemada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torquemada counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada throws a sloppy body shot
and Howe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torquemada jumps guard but Howe stands there with Torquemada around his waist. Torquemada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torquemada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howe walks away with a smile on his face. Torquemada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torquemada misses with a body shot
and Torquemada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Howe misses
and Torquemada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torquemada moves away.
Torquemada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe throws a body kick that misses.
Torquemada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howe.
Torquemada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Howe. No joy for Torquemada on that attempt.
Howe throws a jab but it's blocked by Torquemada.
Torquemada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torquemada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howe.
Howe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Howe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Howe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Howe!
Jackson Howe is the new heavyweight champion!
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