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WB61: Castillo vs. Black PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Paulson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 cm
24
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Zaromskis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Paulson! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paulson misses with a combination
and Zaromskis counters with a stiff right hand. Paulson looks to throw the jab but Zaromskis is out of range. Paulson throws a shot to the body.
Paulson throws out a loose jab but Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid it. Paulson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulson there as he acknowledges the shot. Paulson throws a head kick that misses and Zaromskis counters with a head kick. Paulson throws a leg kick that misses. Zaromskis cracks the inside of Paulson's front leg. Zaromskis misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Zaromskis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a nice body shot. Paulson tries to move into range but Zaromskis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Zaromskis lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulson. Paulson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaromskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Paulson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Zaromskis throws a sloppy head kick and Paulson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulson misses with a hook. Paulson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Zaromskis throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Zaromskis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson. Paulson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Zaromskis throws a combination. Paulson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Zaromskis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Zaromskis lands a jab. Zaromskis scores with a nice strike. Paulson throws a nice head kick!
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head but Zaromskis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Paulson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaromskis is out of range and Paulson settles back down. Paulson takes one to the side of the head.
Paulson misses with a shot to the body and Zaromskis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Paulson really felt that one! A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskis. That's going to slow Paulson down. Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskis moves away. Paul Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paulson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaromskis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulson scrambles back to his feet. Zaromskis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulson. Paulson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulson tries to land a body kick and Zaromskis counters with a nice body kick. Paulson feints a jab promting Zaromskis to slip. Paulson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zaromskis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paulson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson looks gassed! Paulson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zaromskis counters with a lovely shot to the body. Zaromskis lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaromskis - that will leave a mark!
Zaromskis scores with a kick to the midsection. Zaromskis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Zaromskis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Paulson misses with a hook to the body
and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Zaromskis!
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paulson. Paulson walks into a jab. Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaromskis is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paulson misses with an uppercut
and Zaromskis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Zaromskis fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulson in the body. Paulson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Zaromskis. Zaromskis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Zaromskis scores with a jab to the body. Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses. Zaromskis lands with a nice body punch. Paulson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaromskis counters with a head kick. That will keep Paulson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Jab from Zaromskis. Zaromskis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Zaromskis throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Zaromskis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulson at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zaromskis throws a quick inside leg kick. Zaromskis lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zaromskis jabs at Paulson's body. Zaromskis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zaromskis. Paulson misses the body punch and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick. Zaromskis lands with a good body shot. Paulson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Zaromskis scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaromskis lands with a nice body kick. Zaromskis lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaromskis scores with a push kick. Paulson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulson there as he acknowledges the shot. Jab from Zaromskis. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Zaromskis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Zaromskis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Paulson takes a kick to the side of the head. Paulson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Zaromskis dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaromskis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Paulson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gegard Zaromskis is winning the standup battle so far. Zaromskis tests Paulson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Zaromskis pushes Paulson away with a front kick. Zaromskis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulson misses with a double jab
and Zaromskis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Paulson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zaromskis has got the better of the exchanges. Zaromskis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab. Paulson throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskis counters with a thumping low kick. Paulson thows a body shot but no joy. Zaromskis throws the kick towards the body but Paulson avoids it. Paul Paulson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Paulson tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulson is breathing heavily. Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Paulson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaromskis is out of range and Paulson settles back down. Zaromskis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulson scores with a hook. Paulson takes a kick to the side of the head. Paulson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaromskis was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulson. Zaromskis feints and then cracks Paulson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paulson down. A head kick by Paulson misses and Zaromskis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Paulson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Paulson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A thudding body kick lands there by Zaromskis!
Zaromskis throws a quick inside leg kick. Zaromskis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Zaromskis looks to land a combination. Paulson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Zaromskis scores with a spinning back kick! Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. Paulson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Zaromskis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulson can do to turn this around? Paulson 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. A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaromskis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Paulson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaromskis ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Zaromskis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paulson's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A shot to the body from Paulson misses and Zaromskis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Zaromskis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Paulson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zaromskis counters with a big head kick but Paulson shrugs it off. Paulson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Zaromskis lands a really nice looking cross but Paulson seems unphased.
Zaromskis dips to his left and cracks Paulson with an uppercut! Zaromskis scores with a head kick. Paulson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Nice body kick from Zaromskis. Zaromskis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulson misses the body punch and Zaromskis counters with a thumping low kick. Paulson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zaromskis is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zaromskis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away. Zaromskis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaromskis throws a one two combo.
Paulson misses with a right hand and Zaromskis counters with a stiff right hand. Zaromskis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Zaromskis dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Zaromskis scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Paulson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskis. Paulson throws a right hand that Zaromskis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaromskis also avoids with ease. Paulson misses with a left hand and Zaromskis counters with a nice body kick. Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. Paulson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Paulson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis slips under a jab from Paulson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paulson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Paulson throws a combination that misses and Zaromskis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Paulson tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis thumps Paulson with a low kick. Zaromskis slips a jab from Paulson. Zaromskis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson misses with a combination
and Zaromskis counters with a nice uppercut. Zaromskis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A head kick misses from Zaromskis. Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zaromskis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaromskis. A head kick from Paulson lands but Zaromskis takes it in his stride. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Zaromskis dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulson drops his hands momentarily and Zaromskis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Paulson swings for the body but Zaromskis moves out of range.
A lazy left from Zaromskis finds it's target. Zaromskis jabs at Paulson's body. Zaromskis lands with a nice combination. Paulson backs away looking to recover. Paulson throws a head kick that misses and Zaromskis counters with a slapping leg kick. Paulson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaromskis counters with a nice body kick. Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Zaromskis throws the kick towards the body but Paulson avoids it. Zaromskis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulson in his tracks. Zaromskis throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaromskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulson.
Zaromskis throws a shot to the body.
Paulson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Zaromskis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulson under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zaromskis is looking to slow Paulson down with leg kicks. Zaromskis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaromskis is just out of range. Paulson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaromskis counters with an inside leg kick. Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a big head kick but Paulson shrugs it off. Paulson throws a combination that misses and Zaromskis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zaromskis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paulson. That did some damage! Zaromskis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaromskis lands a lovely overhand right. Paulson misses with an uppercut. Zaromskis saw that one coming. Paulson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Zaromskis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaromskis throws a body kick that misses. Zaromskis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Paulson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaromskis. Paulson ducks right into an uppercut from Zaromskis. Zaromskis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paulson. Zaromskis lands with a good body shot. Zaromskis thows a body shot but no joy. Gegard Zaromskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Paulson stuns Zaromskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Zaromskis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Paulson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaromskis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Paulson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zaromskis scores with a nice strike. A left and a right from Zaromskis both land. Nice combination. Paulson throws a head kick that misses and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zaromskis scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice body punch from Zaromskis. Zaromskis cracks Paulson with a right hand to the side of the head. Paulson misses with the combination.
Zaromskis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskis. That's going to slow Paulson down. Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis lands a jab to the nose. Paulson throws a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head but Zaromskis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A nice inside leg kick there by Paulson. That's going to slow Zaromskis down. Paulson walks into a left hand. Nice straight punches there by Zaromskis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaromskis. Zaromskis scores with a hook to the body. Paulson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paulson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick that knocks Paulson off balance momentarily. Zaromskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Paulson throws a leg kick and Zaromskis counters with a lovely shot to the body. Paulson throws a nice outside leg kick. Paulson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaromskis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zaromskis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulson misses with a head kick.
Paul Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Paulson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zaromskis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Paulson blocks a head kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Zaromskis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zaromskis scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zaromskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulson.
And that's the end of the fight! Gegard Zaromskis showed his dominance in that final round. Well Zaromskis 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Zaromskis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Chan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Wentworth! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wentworth throws a head kick that misses. Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wentworth counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Wentworth to acknowledge the strikes. Chan tries to clinch and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wentworth. Wentworth lands a knee to the body.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Wentworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks with his arms.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wentworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wentworth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Chan blocks a head kick by Wentworth.
Wentworth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chan's head. Chan looks to clinch and Wentworth counters with a flying knee. Nice. Chan looks to clinch and Wentworth counters with an inside leg kick. Chan rushes Wentworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Wentworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body. Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knees to the body from Chan.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wentworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chan prevents Wentworth from breaking the clinch. Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wentworth avoids the damage to the body. Wentworth is trying to break free. Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wentworth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wentworth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wentworth is defending well for now. Wentworth breaks the clinch.
Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Wentworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms. Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wentworth avoids it. Wentworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks. Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Wentworth looks gassed! Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms. Wentworth managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Chan misses with a knee to the head. Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wentworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wentworth scores with a knee to the head.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wentworth has had enough of the clinch but Chan keeps him there for the moment. Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it. Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wentworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wentworth tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage. Chan avoiding damage as Wentworth throws knees to the body.
Wentworth tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage. Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Wentworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now. Wentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Wentworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wentworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wentworth circles away from the clinch attempt and Wentworth counters with a head kick. Chan wants to clinch and Wentworth counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Wentworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Wentworth tries to land a body kick and Chan counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wentworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks. Wentworth lands a knee to the body.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wentworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wentworth instigates a clinch. Wentworth has had enough of the clinch but Chan keeps him there for the moment. Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms. Wentworth breaks from the clinch.
Wentworth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chan. Wentworth has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wentworth's face.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks with his arms.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Wentworth.
Wentworth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wentworth is defending well for now. Wentworth wants to break free but Chan has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wentworth obliges. Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Wentworth avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wentworth counters with a good, hard body kick but Chan shrugs it off. Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Wentworth counters with a big head kick but Chan shrugs it off. Chan moves out of range of the body kick from Wentworth.
Chan looks to clinch and Wentworth counters with a leg kick. Chan darts in trying to clinch and Wentworth counters with a good low kick that Chan was not able to check. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wentworth tries to clinch but Chan moves away enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab. Michael Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wentworth instigates a clinch. Wentworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan looks to clinch and Wentworth counters with a head kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Wentworth dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wentworth. Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan misses with a knee to the head. Wentworth landing knees to the body.
Wentworth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
Chan misses with a knee to the head. Chan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Chan avoiding damage as Wentworth throws knees to the body.
Chan keeps control of Wentworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Chan landing knees to the body.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wentworth.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Wentworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wentworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wentworth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wentworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wentworth scores with a push kick. Wentworth closes the distance and clinches. Chan avoiding damage as Wentworth throws knees to the body.
Wentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wentworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks with his arms.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Wentworth breaks from the clinch.
Wentworth rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage. Wentworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wentworth. Wentworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters with an inside leg kick. Wentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wentworth scores with a kick to the body.
Wentworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wentworth. Wentworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body. Chan lands a knee to the head.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wentworth is defending well for now. Chan working Wentworth over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wentworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now. Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wentworth is defending well for now. Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wentworth.
Wentworth breaks the clinch.
Wentworth goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Chan misses with a hook
and Wentworth counters with a body kick that stops Chan in his tracks momentarily. Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wentworth. Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan gets tackled into the cage by Wentworth. Wentworth maintains the clinch. Wentworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan has Wentworth pressed against the cage, preventing Wentworth from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wentworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan misses with a knee to the head. Wentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms. Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wentworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wentworth breaks from the clinch.
Chan wants to clinch but Wentworth slips to the side and Wentworth counters with a head kick. Wentworth swinging wildly here.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. No joy there for Wentworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wentworth circles away from the clinch attempt and Wentworth counters with a flying knee. Nice. Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wentworth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chan. Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms. Wentworth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wentworth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wentworth breaks from the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Wentworth feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down. Wentworth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Wentworth ducks under a wild hook from Chan. Wentworth clinches. Al Wentworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
Wentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Wentworth tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position. Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Wentworth wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
Wentworth can't break the clinch.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it. A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks with his arms.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Wentworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wentworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Chan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Wentworth is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Chan lands a nice shot that snaps Wentworth's head back.
Chan closes the distance looking to clinch and Wentworth counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee. Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Wentworth's shoulder, as Wentworth tries to avoid the shot. Wentworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wentworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wentworth circles away from the clinch attempt and Wentworth counters with a solid body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chan clinches up against the cage. Chan misses with a knee strike.
Wentworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chan misses with an uppercut
and Wentworth counters with a head kick. Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wentworth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Wentworth misses with a body kick. Chan keeps the fight on the outside. Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wentworth counters with a nice body kick. Chan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wentworth counters with a leg kick. Chan misses with a hook. Wentworth ducked under it nicely. Al Wentworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wentworth tries to score with a low kick but Chan moves his leg out of the way. Chan darts in and clinches Wentworth up against the cage. Wentworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice shot by Chan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wentworth throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and checks it nicely. Chan has Wentworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Wentworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wentworth throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range. Wentworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wentworth throws a low kick, looking for Chan's leg but Chan calmly moves out of range. Wentworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wentworth throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease. Wentworth rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage. Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Wentworth blocks it.
Wentworth breaks from the clinch.
Chan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Al Wentworth seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wentworth throws a nice outside leg kick. Chan closes the distance but Wentworth moves to the side and Wentworth counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wentworth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chan eats them both and turns towards Wentworth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Wentworth looks to clinch and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Wentworth backing up. Wentworth nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes. Chan wants to clinch but Wentworth slips to the side and Wentworth moves into the clinch. Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wentworth's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Wentworth is blocking nicely.
Wentworth is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him. Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wentworth blocks it with crossed arms. Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Knees to the body from Chan.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chan looks to clinch and Wentworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Chan darts in trying to clinch and Wentworth counters with a big head kick but Chan shrugs it off. Al Wentworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chan misses with a body punch
and Wentworth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chan really felt that one! Wentworth misses with a wild combination.
Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wentworth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan crunches a lovely knee into Wentworth's ribcage. Wentworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks. Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it. Wentworth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Wentworth is blocking nicely.
Wentworth tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage. Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wentworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Michael Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wentworth throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely. Chan misses with a left hand and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Al Wentworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Wentworth 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Leaf Clover. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobra Kai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diaz gets a clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz. Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kai, before circling back to the center of the mat. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Diaz stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kai throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body. Diaz cracks Kai with a good jab. Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz digs a good hook to Kai's body.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kai backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Kai shoots in. Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kai rather than just go for the knockout. Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kai's belly button to the back. Kai misses with a looping left. Diaz has managed to clinch.
Kai trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Diaz working hard to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz works Kai's body with a nice hook. Kai throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz digs a good hook to Kai's body.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs. Kai is breathing heavily. A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Kai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Kai won't allow Diaz to sweep him here. Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kai is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea. Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Diaz tries to control but Kai wriggling away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground. Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Kai misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Kai will be more careful next time no doubt. Kai throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range. Diaz misses with a wild body shot. Kai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kai off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobra Kai. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kai slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kai tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch. Diaz lands a nice shot to the body. Diaz letting Kai take a breather here. Kai keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Diaz working hard to break the clinch. A right hand to the body from Kai.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kai throws a head kick that misses. Diaz clinches. Kai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kai misses with a hook from the clinch. A shot in the inside from Diaz. Good body shot from Kai.
Kai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards. Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kai tries to clinch but fails miserably and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body. Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing. Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab from Kai.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai. Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Diaz takes the fight into the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Kai tries to tie him up. Diaz working hard to break the clinch. Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Kai has the dominant position. Kai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Diaz blocks a body shot from Kai. Diaz is trying to push Kai away but Kai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land. Diaz prevents a body shot from Kai. Diaz is trying to break free. Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kai - that landed with a thud.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple. Kai tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kai misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body. Kai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Kai misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ricardo Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Kai. Kai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kai thinking. Diaz throws a right and a left that Kai avoids nicely. Kai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination. Diaz scores with a one two! Kai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Cobra Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaz lands a nice hook to Kai's body. Kai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kai's belly button to the back. Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kai slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai. Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Diaz feints a jab promting Kai to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Kai dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Kai's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobra Kai. That's going to take a lot out of him. Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Kai backs away looking to recover. Diaz throws a right hand that Kai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kai also avoids with ease. Nice body punch from Diaz. Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Kai is rocked! I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Diaz has cracked Kai with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Diaz lands another huge swinging hook and Kai tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kai, before Diaz can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Galocinza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Andreev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Galocinza! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Andreev tries for a takedown but Galocinza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Galocinza darts in trying to clinch and Andreev counters with a takedown into side control. Andreev wants to control but Galocinza is keeping him busy. Andreev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Galocinza has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Andreev but great work by Galocinza. Galocinza throws a strike aimed at the side of Andreev's head but Andreev avoids it well. Galocinza goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Andreev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Galocinza but great work by Andreev. Galocinza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Andreev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Galocinza flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Galocinza is trying to maintain the position but Andreev is very close to passing his half guard. Galocinza is looking for a sweep. Andreev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andreev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galocinza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Galocinza is looking for a sweep. Andreev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Galocinza is trying to stand back up but Andreev is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Galocinza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Galocinza. Andreev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Galocinza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Andreev, into his guard. Andreev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Andreev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Galocinza is stalling in the full guard. Galocinza advances position into side control! Galocinza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andreev down.
Galocinza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Andreev, who protects the arm well. Andreev is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galocinza is trying to ground and pound but Andreev uses the momentary lack of control by Galocinza to regain half guard. Galocinza stands up from half guard. Ricardo Galocinza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Andreev doesn't succeed with the takedown and Galocinza counters with a three punch combo that has Andreev backing up. Andreev nods at Galocinza to acknowledge the strikes. Galocinza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andreev quickly recovers to half guard. Galocinza is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Andreev still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Andreev has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Galocinza wants to get back to his feet but Andreev drags him back down. Galocinza struggling a bit here. Galocinza tries to escape but Andreev is in control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. You can see the frustration on Galocinza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Galocinza throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Galocinza 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.
Nice sprawl there from Andreev as Galocinza shoots in. Galocinza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andreev's head backwards. Galocinza throws a head kick but Andreev moves out of range.
Galocinza with a lazy takedown attempt and Andreev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Andreev won't allow Galocinza to get back to his feet. Galocinza strikes from his own guard. Galocinza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andreev's guard. Andreev being controlled here, momentarily. Galocinza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Galocinza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Andreev with a lazy takedown attempt and Galocinza counters with a three punch combo that has Andreev backing up. Andreev nods at Galocinza to acknowledge the strikes. Galocinza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andreev napping and manages to drive through into side control! Andreev can't do much from the bottom here. Andreev trying to remain calm as Galocinza controls from the top position. Galocinza advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Galocinza looking to ground and pound but Andreev is blocking nicely. Ricardo Galocinza has got the better of the ground game so far. Galocinza has control of Andreev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Andreev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Galocinza controlling the pace for now. Galocinza looking for a guillotine from mount but Andreev is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galocinza with shots to the head and body - Andreev looks very uncomfortable down there. Galocinza looking to control and managing it successfully. Galocinza has control of Andreev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Andreev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Galocinza with a couple of short strikes. Poor strikes thrown by Galocinza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Galocinza controlling the position easily from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Galocinza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Galocinza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Nice takedown defense from Andreev. No joy for Galocinza on that attempt. Galocinza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andreev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Andreev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Galocinza.
Galocinza lands a few punches from side control. Galocinza decides to stand back up. Galocinza steps back and let's Andreev get back to his feet. Galocinza wants to clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Galocinza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Galocinza swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Galocinza!
Galocinza stalks Andreev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andreev's face. Andreev staggers backwards, shaken. Andreev swats away the attempt to clinch by Galocinza. Galocinza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andreev's half guard. Galocinza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Galocinza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Galocinza not landing any meaningful shots this time. Galocinza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Galocinza controlling the pace. Galocinza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andreev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Galocinza.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galocinza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Galocinza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Galocinza controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Let's hope that Galocinza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Galocinza was stalling too much, according to the referee. Galocinza throws a series of punches but Andreev avoids them all with ease. Andrei Andreev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ricardo Galocinza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Galocinza shoots in for a takedown but Andreev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Ricardo Galocinza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Galocinza 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Galocinza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshad Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harwood's entrance music is I Walk Alone. A fine choice. Singh has chosen Check it out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arshad Singh! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harwood shoots and misses and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harwood misses with a takedown attempt and Singh counters with a nice uppercut. Singh throws a looping overhand right but Harwood ducks down to avoid it. Singh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tyler Harwood has been cut. Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Harwood counters with a shoot takedown. Singh fights it but they end up in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard. Harwood stays in close to Singh's body and controls the position. Harwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard. Harwood preventing the sweep. Harwood trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom. Singh pulls Harwood in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Harwood fails with the takedown and Singh counters by clinching up. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Harwood. That's going to take a lot out of him. Singh manages to break the clinch.
Harwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Harwood. Harwood misses with a takedown and Singh counters by moving into the clinch. Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Harwood shoots in and gets a takedown into Singh's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harwood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Singh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Singh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harwood off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Harwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harwood is trying to work for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Harwood is looking for a kimura but Singh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harwood to get the leverage. Harwood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Harwood there. Harwood prevents Singh from standing back up.
Singh is not content to let Harwood control the position. Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Harwood slows the pace down in half guard. Harwood trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom. Singh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harwood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard. Singh keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully. Singh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harwood controls the pace. Singh keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully.
Tyler Harwood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Harwood misses with a takedown attempt and Singh counters with a series of strikes. Harwood will be more careful next time no doubt. Singh throws a nice looking combination but Harwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Harwood has his takedown stuffed and Singh counters with a stiff right hand. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Singh tried to score with a low kick but Harwood checks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshad Singh dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harwood fails with the takedown and Singh counters by clinching up. Singh manages to break the clinch.
Harwood fails with the takedown and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harwood doesn't succeed with the takedown and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Harwood. That's going to take a lot out of him. Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Singh counters with a stiff right hand. Harwood misses with a takedown and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harwood doesn't succeed with the takedown and Singh counters with a crisp one two that drops Harwood! Singh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harwood to his feet! Harwood is in big trouble! Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Harwood. Singh lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harwood shoots and misses and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Harwood backing up. Harwood nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes. Singh works Harwood's body with a nice hook. Singh throws a right and a left that Harwood avoids nicely. Harwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body. Harwood takes a shot right to the bread basket. Singh connects with a jab. Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Singh tries to close the distance and clinch but Harwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh misses with a wild body shot. Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harwood circles away quickly and effectively. Harwood with a lazy takedown attempt and Singh counters with a stiff right hand. Harwood has his takedown stuffed and Singh moves into the clinch. Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harwood backwards. Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Singh takes a swing at Harwood's ribcage but misses. Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harwood. Harwood misses with a takedown and Singh moves into the clinch. A body shot lands from Singh.
Singh prevents the takedown attempt.
Harwood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Singh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Harwood with a lazy takedown attempt and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Singh looks to land a combination but Harwood avoids it well. Singh throws a series of punches but Harwood avoids them all with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshad Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Harwood with a poor takedown and Singh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harwood thinking. Tyler Harwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Harwood misses with a takedown attempt letting Singh counter with a right hand. Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harwood.
Harwood misses with a takedown and Singh counters with a crisp one two that drops Harwood! Singh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harwood to his feet! Harwood is in big trouble!
Harwood is rocked! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Harwood. That's going to take a lot out of him. Singh cracks Harwood's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Harwood slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Singh can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arshad Singh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro comes to the cage accompanied by Maximum The Hormone - Buiikikaesu . Ramos has chosen The Killers - Somebody Told Me as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Yoshiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yoshiro's guard. Ramos trying to control but Yoshiro is working from the bottom. Ramos looking to pass the guard. Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss. Yoshiro wants to stand and escape but Ramos is having none of it. Ramos wants to control from the top but Yoshiro keeps moving. Ramos won't allow Yoshiro to get back to his feet. Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ramos wants to pass the guard but Yoshiro is keeping the position. Yoshiro is looking to stand up but Ramos isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshiro tries to clinch and Ramos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yoshiro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yoshiro wants to stand but Ramos is controlling the position. Ramos postures up in Yoshiro's guard and throws a big left but Yoshiro blocks it. Yoshiro has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle. Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Yoshiro wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Ramos is working Yoshiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ramos trying to control but Yoshiro is working from the bottom. Yoshiro wants to stand and escape but Ramos is having none of it. Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ramos connects with a couple of short punches. Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Ramos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoshiro is one step ahead there. Yoshiro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramos's guard. Yoshiro being controlled here momentarily. Ramos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshiro is aware though and is defending well. Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ramos has a closed guard, preventing Yoshiro from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoshiro won't allow Ramos to sweep him here. Yoshiro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Ramos working a defensive guard here.
Yoshiro preventing the sweep. Yoshiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramos on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt and Ramos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshiro's guard now. Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots. Ramos wants to control from the top but Yoshiro keeps moving. Yoshiro wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yoshiro keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully. Ramos thows a big elbow that misses. Ramos won't allow Yoshiro to get back to his feet. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshiro has wrist control. Yoshiro is looking to stand up but Ramos isn't so interested in that idea. Ramos stands up over Yoshiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Ramos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Ramos connects with a couple of short punches. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yoshiro wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Ramos sitting in guard here, content to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Ramos dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshiro closes the distance but Ramos moves to the side and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into guard. Yoshiro wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Yoshiro wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Yoshiro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Ramos is working Yoshiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Yoshiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos. Ramos prevents Yoshiro from getting back to his feet. Yoshiro can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Ramos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ramos not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ramos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramos scoring with strikes to the body and head. Yoshiro scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ramos manages to mount him!
Yoshiro is in a horrible position here. Ramos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ramos is landing with some decent strikes but Yoshiro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yoshiro hang on?
Yoshiro is rocked!
It looks like Kazuma Yoshiro has been cut. Ramos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Yoshiro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ramos cracks Yoshiro with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Ramos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Who's the Boss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emerson's choice of entrance music: Laurent Wolf - No Stress. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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180 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Danza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Emerson! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emerson counters with a nice uppercut. Danza throws a right hand that misses
letting Emerson counter with a right hand. Danza misses with a body punch
and Emerson counters with a nice uppercut. Danza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Danza misses with a hook
and Emerson counters with a nice uppercut. Danza throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Emerson to counter with a crisp jab. Danza throws a lazy uppercut
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Danza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emerson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Danza swings widly with a right hand
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Danza throws a right hand that misses
and Emerson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A shot to the body from Danza misses and Emerson counters with a stiff right hand. Danza misses with a body shot.
Danza misses with a right hand and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Emerson throws a shot to the body.
Tony Danza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Danza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emerson counters with a nice uppercut. Emerson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Danza fails with the takedown and Emerson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Danza's guard. Emerson trying to control but Danza is working from the bottom. Danza keeping full guard, as Emerson tries to pass. Emerson wants to control from the top but Danza keeps moving. Emerson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Emerson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Danza manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Danza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emerson is keeping the position for now. Danza thows a big elbow that misses. Danza trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Emerson is trying to control the position but Danza postures up. Danza throws a strike but Emerson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Emerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Emerson stopping the sweep attempt from Danza. Danza seems keen to control Emerson's posture.
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. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Emerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Danza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Emerson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Danza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Danza has escaped and now he's on top! Danza wants to control from the top but Emerson keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Emerson dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danza misses with a hook to the body
and Emerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danza thinking. Emerson throws a hook to the side of Danza's head but Danza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Danza thows a left - swing and a miss! Danza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emerson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Danza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Danza tries to land a sweep but no joy. Danza keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Danza can't keep his opponent in guard - Emerson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emerson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emerson's back! Danza throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Emerson rolls, trying to escape but Danza keeps control of the position.
Danza is trying to stick to Emerson's back but Emerson is turning into Danza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Danza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emerson. Emerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Danza is retaining full guard. Danza trying to control the position.
Danza is pulling down on Emerson's head. It's preventing any offense from Emerson, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Emerson pushing down on Danza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Danza is refusing to be controlled, as Emerson sits in half guard. Danza holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Emerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emerson prevents Danza from improving his position. Danza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emerson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emerson's back! Danza controlling well, preventing Emerson from escaping the position.
Emerson turns into Danza and is now in his guard.
Danza trying to control the position.
Emerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Danza is retaining full guard. Emerson won't allow Danza to sweep him here. Danza is looking to sweep but instead, Emerson has passed into half guard.
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. Danza trying to control from the bottom.
Danza keeps control of the position for the meantime. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Danza is looking to improve his position.
Emerson trying to control from half guard but Danza is working away. Danza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Emerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Emerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Danza throws a poor cross that misses
and Emerson counters with a nice body shot. Danza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danza thinking. Emerson looks to land a combination but Danza avoids it well. Danza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emerson at a distance.
Emerson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Danza throws an off balance right hand
and Emerson counters with a right hand to the body. Emerson throws a shot to the body.
Danza doesn't succeed with the takedown and Emerson counters with a left to the body. Gabriel Emerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Danza swings widly with a right hand
and Emerson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Emerson counters with a left and a right that stings Danza. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Emerson throws a big shot that misses. Danza misses with a hook to the body
and Emerson counters with a right hand to the body. Danza with a lazy takedown attempt and Emerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Danza. That's going to take a lot out of him. Danza throws a poor cross that misses
and Emerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danza thinking. Emerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danza. Danza misses with a hook
and Emerson counters with a one-two to the body. Danza misses with a shot to the body and Emerson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Emerson lands with an uppercut that bounces Danza off the cage and back into rage. Danza throws a lazy uppercut
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Emerson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Emerson throws a right and a left that Danza avoids nicely. Danza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Emerson lands with a good body shot. Emerson throws a jab when Danza was well out of range. Danza throws a poor cross that misses
and Emerson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Danza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Emerson counters with a two punch combo. Danza has his takedown stuffed and Emerson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A looping hook to the body misses from Emerson. Danza does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emerson lands with a shot to the body. Emerson misses with a two punch combination.
Danza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Danza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Emerson moves into range and connects with a jab. Danza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Danza misses with a body shot
and Emerson counters with a one-two to the body. Danza misses with an uppercut
and Emerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Emerson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Emerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Danza lands a really nice looking cross but Emerson seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Danza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emerson doesn't seem bothered though. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Danza. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Danza throws a lazy uppercut
and Emerson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Danza throws a poor cross that misses
and Danza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice takedown defense from Danza. No joy for Emerson on that attempt. Emerson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Danza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emerson counters with a shoot takedown. Danza fights it but they end up in guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Danza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tony Danza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gabriel Emerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Danza keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Gabriel Emerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Emerson 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Emerson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Yoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Silicone Curitiba. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Yoma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Milani tries to clinch but Yoma moves out of range. Yoma misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Milani throws a right and a left that both miss. Yoma tries to land a leg kick but Milani saw it coming and moves away.
Yoma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Yoma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Milani. Milani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yoma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoma swats away the attempt to clinch by Milani. Yoma throws a left that rocks Milani and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Yoma dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Milani regain composure!
Milani is rocked!
It looks like Marco Milani has been cut. Yoma is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Milani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Milani is still in real trouble! Can Yoma finish him? Yoma lands a nice forearm strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yoma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Yoma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yoma landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Milani seems to have recovered his senses. Milani taking a bit of punishment here - Yoma scoring with strikes. Yoma scores with punches from side control. Yoma 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. Yoma is working Milani over with some ground and pound from side control. Yoma is looking to take a break and control but Milani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Yoma working the ground and pound from side control. Milani tries to buck Yoma off but Yoma is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Milani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yoma. Yoma tries for a kimura but Milani is defending well. Yoma goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Milani has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yoma but great work by Milani. Yoma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Milani wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Yoma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Milani off and has taken his back! Yoma looking to hold on to the position here but Milani rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Milani looking for a sweep. Not yet Milani, not yet. Yoma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Yoma looking to sit in guard and control but Milani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Milani stays in close to Yoma's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Milani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Milani is pushing down on Yoma's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yoma is fighting to maintain full guard but Milani has managed to sneak the leg through. Milani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yoma doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Milani. Yoma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Yoma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Milani pulls his head out easily. Yoma looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Yoma wants to improve his position but Milani is controlling well.
Milani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Milani is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yoma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Yoma tries to get to full guard but Milani has control of the leg. Milani tries to pass to full mount but Yoma defends it. Yoma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Yoma wants to get back to his feet but Milani passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Milani is looking to take a break and control but Yoma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Yoma dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marco Milani's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Milani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milani moves out of range of the body kick from Yoma.
Yoma dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Milani looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yoma! Yoma is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Milani working for a guillotine from mount but Yoma is in no mood to give up. Yoma is trying to escape the mount.
Milani has hold of Yoma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yoma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Milani with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yoma is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milani working for a guillotine from mount but Yoma is in no mood to give up. Milani fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Milani goes for an armbar but Yoma turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yoma. Yoma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Yoma trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom. Milani manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yoma is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Milani is working for a guillotine from mount but Yoma frees his head quite easily.
Milani has hold of Yoma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yoma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yoma is trying desperately to improve position. Yoma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Milani prevents Yoma from getting the reversal. Yoma is working hard here to advance position. Milani trying to control but he's not successful this time. Milani scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yoma?
Marco Milani has got the better of the ground game so far. Milani looking for a guillotine from mount but Yoma is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoma working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Milani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yoma sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Yoma taking some punishment here, with Milani in his half guard. Yoma wants to get back to full guard. Milani is trying to work for a kimura but Yoma is defending well.
Yoma looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Milani is trying for a kimura here. Yoma looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Milani wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Milani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Wenkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czar Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Wenkel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Wenkel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Czar Jack! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Wenkel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wenkel tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Wenkel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Wenkel with a hook. Wenkel thumps Jack with a low kick. No joy there for Wenkel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wenkel tries to clinch up. Wenkel misses with a low kick. A good leg kick by Wenkel. Jack connects with a crisp jab. Nice shot by Jack.
It looks like Jonas Wenkel has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wenkel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wenkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack misses with a body shot
and Wenkel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wenkel. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jack can do anything to dispel that myth. Wenkel distracts Jack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Wenkel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wenkel. Wenkel wants to pass the guard but Jack is keeping the position. Wenkel advances to half guard. Jack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wenkel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wenkel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack is defending against the submission attempts here by Wenkel.
Wenkel is working for a kimura but Jack is defending it quite comfortably.
Wenkel is looking for a kimura here.
Jack tries to kick Wenkel off but Wenkel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wenkel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Wenkel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wenkel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Wenkel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Wenkel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jack defending well though. Wenkel 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. Wenkel thows a huge punch but Jack dodges it nicely.
Wenkel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wenkel missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wenkel is looking to advance position but Jack won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wenkel moves into full mount! Jack won't be happy about that! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Wenkel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jonas Wenkel's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jack misses with a left hand and Wenkel counters with a low kick, right behind Jack 's knee. Wenkel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jack throws a body punch but Wenkel moves out of range. Jonas Wenkel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jack misses with a right hand and Wenkel counters with a head kick. Jack lands a jab to Wenkel's midsection. Jack misses with a hook to the body
and Wenkel counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Czar Jack has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wenkel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jack's calf. Jack takes a swing at Wenkel's ribcage but misses. Wenkel is looking to land body kicks. Jack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wenkel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jack's calf. Jack is breathing heavily. Jack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wenkel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jack's guard. Wenkel lands a couple of decent looking shots. Wenkel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wenkel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Jack has momentary wrist control but Wenkel slips an elbow through the middle. Wenkel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wenkel with a flurry of punches that miss. Wenkel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wenkel is pushing down on Jack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jack is fighting to maintain full guard but Wenkel has managed to sneak the leg through. This has been an exciting period of action! Wenkel wants to work for an arm triangle but Jack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wenkel seems to be working for a kimura but Jack defends the submission attempt. Wenkel passes to full mount! Wenkel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jack 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. Wenkel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jack manages to avoid the submission attempt. Wenkel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Wenkel is trying to get an arm triangle but Jack is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wenkel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Wenkel misses with the ground and pound. Wenkel throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Wenkel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Wenkel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around? As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wenkel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jack has escaped the position, nice work there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Wenkel dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jack swings for the body but Wenkel moves out of range.
Jack misses with a shot to the body and Wenkel counters with a body kick. Wenkel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Wenkel clinches up against the cage. Wenkel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jack wants to get back to striking at distance but Wenkel won't allow it.
Jack takes a shot to the head. Wenkel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away. Wenkel stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wenkel prevents Jack from breaking the clinch. Jack stops a takedown attempt from Wenkel.
Wenkel lands an elbow that stopped Jack in his tracks for a moment. Wenkel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jack letting Wenkel take a breather here. A nice glancing elbow lands by Wenkel. Jack managing to block the knees to the body from Wenkel.
Wenkel has Jack pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wenkel looking to slow down the pace here. Wenkel just leaning against Jack, taking a breather. Jonas Wenkel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wenkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Wenkel leaning against his opponent.
Wenkel has Jack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. The referee is keeping an eye on Wenkel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonas Wenkel. Wenkel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wenkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Czar Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wenkel shoots in looking for a takedown. Jack tries to sprawl out of it but Wenkel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Wenkel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wenkel misses the shot to the body. Wenkel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack. Jack misses with a shot to the body and Wenkel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jack really felt that one! Jack throws a body punch but Wenkel moves out of range. Jack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Wenkel tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Wenkel is just out of range. Jack lands the left hand. Jack throws a right hand that misses
and Wenkel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jack's knee momentarily. Jack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jack misses with a shot to the body and Wenkel counters with an inside leg kick. Wenkel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jack quickly recovers to half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wenkel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Wenkel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Czar Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wenkel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jack's head.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonas Wenkel showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wenkel 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Wenkel!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo's entrance music is GameBro. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Castillo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Page Black! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Castillo tries to clinch up. Castillo throws a big shot that misses. Castillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black. A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Castillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Castillo trying to control but Black is working from the bottom. Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard. Castillo wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Castillo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard. Black keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully. Black looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vincent Castillo just wasn't active enough. Castillo feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down. Castillo instigates a clinch. Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black throws a right and a left that Castillo avoids nicely. A head kick misses from Castillo. Castillo moves into the clinch. Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Page Black has been cut. Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Black looks gassed! Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black blocks an elbow strike. Black avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Castillo is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it. Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black blocks a low kick nicely. Black circles away from the clinch attempt and Black counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black. Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Black with a jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Castillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Black misses with a looping left. Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease. An inside leg kick from Castillo misses. Castillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castillo's knee momentarily. Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Vincent Castillo has been cut. Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Castillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Black scores with a jab. Castillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black keeps the fight on the outside. Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castillo. Castillo misses with a low kick. Castillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away. Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Castillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick. Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black scores with a one two! Castillo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Castillo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Black lands a slapping body shot.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Black. Black lands with a shot to the body. Black digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs. Black takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses. Page Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castillo. A punch lands to the side of Castillo 's head but he takes it in his stride. Castillo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Castillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castillo's calf. Black works Castillo's body with a nice hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Castillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Castillo drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Castillo tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Castillo keeps him there for the moment. Castillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Black jabbing away but nothing is landing. Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black. Castillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Castillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Castillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Castillo on that attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Black throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castillo. A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castillo tries to clinch but Black is having none of it. Black avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Castillo walks into a left hand. Castillo throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castillo. Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
Black throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Castillo. Black scores with a jab. Castillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Castillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head. Castillo misses with a head kick.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch. Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castillo's head backwards. A looping hook to the body misses from Castillo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet. Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castillo rather than just go for the knockout. A low kick from Castillo misses and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Black swinging wildly here.
Black stalks Castillo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castillo's face. Castillo staggers backwards, shaken. Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Black misses. No luck for Castillo with that takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Castillo. Black lands a high kick!
Black throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Castillo counters with a slapping leg kick. Castillo throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and moves out of range. Black tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Castillo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Castillo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Castillo looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castillo prevents Black from getting the reversal. Castillo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape. Castillo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Castillo trying to control but Black is having none of it. Black wants to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Castillo tries to control but Black wriggling away. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Castillo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Castillo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Black is now in Castillo's guard. A big mistake from Castillo there, giving up the dominant position! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Page Black will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. This is the final round!
Castillo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Castillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Black checks a leg kick. Castillo tries to land a leg kick but Black saw it coming and moves away.
Vincent Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Castillo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black. Page Black seems to be getting the better of the standup. Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away. Castillo throws a series of strikes that have Black backpedaling.
Black throws a hook but Castillo avoids it easily. Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Black. Black misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castillo doesn't seem phased though. Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillo. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Black lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black misses with a hook to the body
and Castillo counters with a leg kick. Black misses with an uppercut. Castillo saw that one coming. Black throws a front kick aimed at Castillo's knee but Castillo avoids it well. Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Castillo is looking to clinch. Black throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease. A big left from Black misses. Castillo throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Castillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Castillo connects with an inside leg kick. Castillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Black checks the leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Castillo. Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A jab lands there for Castillo. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castillo swinging wildly here.
Black blocks a leg kick. Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castillo. This has been an exciting period of action! Castillo wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance. Castillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Vincent Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Black managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now. Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Castillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses. Castillo misses with an elbow over the top. Castillo lands an elbow inside. Castillo misses with an elbow over the top. A short right from Black on the inside. Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle. Castillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castillo crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage. Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body. Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards. Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. An inside leg kick lands from Castillo. Castillo works Black's body with a nice hook. Castillo stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Castillo. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet. Black misses with a body shot.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Black moved away. Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo. Castillo avoids a kick to the body.
Black looks to land a combination. Castillo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Castillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castillo avoids the head kick by Black.
Black is looking to slow Castillo down with leg kicks. Castillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts. Castillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Castillo throws a leg kick and Black counters with a nice body shot. Castillo throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease. Black blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Black misses with the combination.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Castillo misses the shot to the body. Black checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Vincent Castillo showed his dominance in that final round. I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Page Black!
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