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TPG 5.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steffan Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Vera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cabrera!
Vera with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vera has hold of Cabrera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cabrera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cabrera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vera goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cabrera turns into him and now he's in Vera's guard.
Vera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vera is looking for a triangle but Cabrera pushes his legs off easily.
Vera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cabrera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cabrera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Vera is retaining full guard.
Vera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cabrera passes into half guard.
Cabrera prevents Vera from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Cabrera there.
Cabrera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cabrera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cabrera slips a nice elbow through Vera's hands, connecting with Vera's forehead.
Cabrera lands with a punch from half guard.
Cabrera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cabrera.
Vera tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cabrera escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cabrera!
Vera is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrera keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera lands some shots froms side control.
Vera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vera tries to bench press Cabrera off him but Cabrera keeps the position.
Cabrera remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vera manages to get back to half guard.
Cabrera prevents Vera from improving his position.
Vera is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Cabrera is going to stand back up.
Vera is looking to improve his position.
Cabrera is trying to control the action in half guard but Vera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vera working away.
Vera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cabrera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vera moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera won't allow Vera to sweep him here.
Vera has his foot on Cabrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cabrera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabrera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera has his foot on Cabrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Vera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Vera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vera fails with the takedown.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vera moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cabrera is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Cabrera circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steffan Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steffan Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vera.
Cabrera trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vera working for a triangle but Cabrera defends it easily.
Cabrera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cabrera is looking to take a break and control but Vera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera regains half guard.
Vera has a hand on Cabrera's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cabrera takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Vera is desperately trying to improve his position but Cabrera has a good base and remains in mount.
Cabrera working for a submission but Vera is keeping him at bay.
Cabrera wants to finish this one by submission but Vera is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cabrera.
Vera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabrera is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vera has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cabrera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera is looking to improve his position but Cabrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabrera working Vera over with strikes here.
Vera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabrera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cabrera breaks from Vera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vera is rocked!
Vera is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Vera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabrera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vera's face.
Cabrera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
Cabrera lands a big elbow.
Cabrera lands a big shot there that rocks Vera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabrera lands a big elbow.
Vera is looking to improve his position but Cabrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Vera taking shots to the head.
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!
Vera is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cabrera.
Vera is looking to improve his position but Cabrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabrera landing strikes from the mount.
Vera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabrera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
Vera can't escape the position.
Cabrera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabrera controlling the pace for now.
Vera working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera with shots to the head and body - Vera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vera is looking to improve his position but Cabrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabrera controlling his opponent.
Cabrera with good strikes from the mount here!
Vera is working to get back to half guard.
Cabrera landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera fails with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera misses with a takedown
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabrera connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Vera! He's out on his feet! Cabrera rushes in and drops Vera with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Cabrera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is A Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Souza.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Souza prevents Hughes from getting back to his feet.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Georges Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
A head kick from Hughes lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Souza content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Souza moves to back control.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Souza looking for the choke from the back.
Hughes is trying to stand back up.
Souza tightening his grip on Hughes, looking for the choke.
Souza struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hughes holding both Souza 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hughes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Souza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hughes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Souza wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes feints and as Souza raises his hands in defense, Hughes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Souza advances nicely into full mount.
Hughes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to take Hughes's back here but Hughes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes prevents Souza from taking his back.
Hughes regains half guard.
Hughes tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Hughes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes punching from the bottom.
Souza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Souza 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.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Souza tries to score a body lock takedown but Hughes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Georges Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Souza.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza shoots and misses
and Hughes counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Georges Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries for a takedown but Hughes circles away easily
and Hughes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Souza has his feet on Hughes's thighs here. He's pushed Hughes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hughes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandro Nestorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nestorio comes to the cage accompanied by My Life- The Game/ Lil Wayne. Coutinho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Numb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandro Nestorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nestorio tries to clinch up but Coutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Nestorio looks to land a combination but Coutinho avoids it well.
Alexandro Nestorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nestorio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coutinho shoots in but Nestorio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nestorio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nestorio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coutinho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nestorio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coutinho is looking for a sweep. Nestorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nestorio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coutinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coutinho trying to control here.
Nestorio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nestorio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coutinho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coutinho is looking for a sweep.
Coutinho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nestorio.
Nestorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coutinho regains half guard, as Nestorio was trying to land strikes.
Nestorio wants to pass the guard but Coutinho is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coutinho wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nestorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing Nestorio from controlling successfully.
Nestorio 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.
Coutinho is trying to control the position but Nestorio postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nestorio wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Nestorio stopping the sweep attempt from Coutinho.
Nestorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coutinho is keeping the position for now.
Nestorio is breathing heavily.
Coutinho seems keen to control Nestorio's posture.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho keeping full guard, as Nestorio tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Coutinho slips a jab and a cross from Nestorio.
Nestorio misses with a low kick.
Coutinho has his takedown stuffed
and Nestorio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coutinho!
Nestorio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coutinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nestorio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nestorio mounts Coutinho! Really nice guard pass there!
Nestorio goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Coutinho turns into him and now he's in Nestorio's guard.
Nestorio wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio is working hard here to advance position.
Nestorio is looking for a triangle but Coutinho pushes his legs off easily.
Coutinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coutinho pushing down on Nestorio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nestorio tries to roll over but Coutinho keeps him under control.
Nestorio punching from the bottom.
Nestorio works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandro Nestorio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nestorio feints and as Coutinho raises his hands in defense, Nestorio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nestorio stands and steps away. Coutinho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coutinho shoots and misses
and Nestorio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Coutinho won't be happy with that.
Nestorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coutinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nestorio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nestorio tries for a kimura but Coutinho is defending well.
Coutinho tries to improve position but can't.
Nestorio tries for a kimura but Coutinho is defending well.
Nestorio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coutinho prevents Nestorio from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho regains half guard.
Nestorio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coutinho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nestorio.
Nestorio is looking to stall here but Coutinho recovers full guard.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nestorio wants to pass the guard but Coutinho is keeping the position.
Coutinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nestorio.
Nestorio is looking for a triangle here but Coutinho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Coutinho stands up and beckons Nestorio to his feet.
Coutinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nestorio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nestorio wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Nestorio distracts Coutinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nestorio passes Coutinho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nestorio seems to be working for a kimura but Coutinho defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nestorio connects with a nice short shot to Coutinho's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coutinho is squirming around, avoiding Nestorio's attempts to control the action.
Nestorio has hold of Coutinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coutinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nestorio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nestorio looking to secure an arm triangle but Coutinho defends it well.
Nestorio has hold of Coutinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coutinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Coutinho is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is squirming around, avoiding Nestorio's attempts to control the action.
Alexandro Nestorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nestorio working for a submission but Coutinho is keeping him at bay.
Nestorio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coutinho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nestorio with good strikes from the mount here!
Nestorio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nestorio wants to finish this one by submission but Coutinho is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nestorio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coutinho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nestorio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandro Nestorio dominated that second 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. 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.
Coutinho tries for a takedown but Nestorio circles away easily
and Nestorio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coutinho's guard.
Nestorio throwing strikes but missing.
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
Coutinho has his foot on Nestorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nestorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
Nestorio pushing down on Coutinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nestorio trying to control from half guard but Coutinho is working away.
Nestorio passes to full mount!
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is having none of it.
Nestorio lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho wants to hold on but Nestorio pushes him away.
Coutinho blocking the ground and pound.
Coutinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coutinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nestorio is working for a guillotine from mount but Coutinho frees his head quite easily.
Coutinho is looking to improve his position but Nestorio isn't that keen on the idea.
Nestorio with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Coutinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nestorio raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio avoids the attempt from Coutinho to control.
Coutinho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nestorio working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coutinho's thigh. Coutinho counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coutinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nestorio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coutinho has his feet on Nestorio's thighs here. He's pushed Nestorio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nestorio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardo Coutinho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tysoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luchino Fabrazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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18
143 lbs
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22
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tysoon!
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, Luchino Fabrazio!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tysoon checks a leg kick.
Tysoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Tysoon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fabrazio gets full guard.
Fabrazio had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tysoon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fabrazio Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tysoon's back instead.
Tysoon is in bad spot here.
Tysoon fending off the submission attempt from Fabrazio.
Tysoon wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabrazio is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tysoon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fabrazio looking to break Tysoon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tysoon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fabrazio will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fabrazio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tysoon has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tysoon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fabrazio looks gassed!
Tysoon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fabrazio has his opponent's back but Tysoon is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Fabrazio.
Fabrazio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fabrazio stuffs the takedown attempt from Tysoon. Tysoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fabrazio as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Tysoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tysoon shoots in but Fabrazio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fabrazio but Fabrazio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fabrazio misses with a wild body shot.
Tysoon tries to clinch there but Fabrazio circles away.
Tysoon fails to land the takedown.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon looks for a takedown but Fabrazio sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Fabrazio. No joy for Tysoon on that attempt.
Tysoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabrazio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Luchino Fabrazio has been cut.
Michael Tysoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tysoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tysoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Fabrazio as Tysoon shoots in.
Tysoon closes the distance and clinches up with Fabrazio, looking for a takedown. Tysoon pushes Fabrazio against the cage but Fabrazio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tysoon fails to land the takedown.
Tysoon closes the distance and clinches up with Fabrazio, looking for a takedown. Tysoon pushes Fabrazio against the cage but Fabrazio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon shoots in looking for a takedown. Fabrazio tries to sprawl out of it but Tysoon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fabrazio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tysoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tysoon shoots in and drives through. Fabrazio sprawls well.
Tysoon fails to land the takedown.
Tysoon is looking to clinch but Fabrazio is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tysoon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fabrazio's waist but Fabrazio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tysoon off to one side.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown but Fabrazio shows good takedown defense.
Tysoon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fabrazio tries to avoid it but Tysoon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fabrazio to the ground. Fabrazio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luchino Fabrazio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luchino Fabrazio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fabrazio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tysoon is trying to control but can't.
Fabrazio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tysoon is trying to escape the mount.
Fabrazio wants to take Tysoon's back here but Tysoon is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabrazio moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tysoon has worked his arm free - good work by Tysoon!
Fabrazio working away.
Tysoon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fabrazio has a hand on Tysoon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tysoon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fabrazio is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysoon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fabrazio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fabrazio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tysoon misses with a head shot.
Tysoon prevents Fabrazio from getting the reversal.
Tysoon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fabrazio is looking to escape.
Fabrazio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tysoon trying to control but Fabrazio is having none of it.
Fabrazio is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio is trying to reverse the position but instead Tysoon has taken his back - oops!
Fabrazio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fabrazio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fabrazio is not content to let Tysoon control the position.
Fabrazio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tysoon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tysoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fabrazio gets full guard.
Tysoon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tysoon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fabrazio misses with a hook. Tysoon ducked under it nicely.
Fabrazio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tysoon shoots and misses
and Fabrazio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fabrazio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tysoon striking off his back but it's not causing Fabrazio any problems.
Tysoon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fabrazio prevents Tysoon from getting back to his feet.
Tysoon trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luchino Fabrazio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luchino Fabrazio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tysoon pushes Fabrazio up against the cage in a clinch.
Tysoon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabrazio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fabrazio pulls guard.
Tysoon preventing the sweep.
Tysoon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fabrazio can't keep his opponent in guard - Tysoon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fabrazio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fabrazio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fabrazio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tysoon passes into side control.
Luchino Fabrazio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabrazio is trying to get back to half guard.
Fabrazio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tysoon wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Fabrazio uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Fabrazio looking for a guillotine here but Tysoon defends easily.
Fabrazio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tysoon is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio has his foot on Tysoon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tysoon works his way back into a safe position though.
Tysoon looking to sit in guard and control but Fabrazio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fabrazio advances position into side control!
Fabrazio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tysoon wants to get back to his feet.
Fabrazio advances nicely into full mount.
Tysoon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fabrazio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabrazio get's back to his feet.
Fabrazio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tysoon wants to clinch
and Fabrazio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fabrazio stops Tysoon from getting back to his feet.
Fabrazio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tysoon!
Fabrazio stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tysoon tries to clinch
and Fabrazio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tysoon!
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!
Tysoon has given up his back here. Will Fabrazio look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Fabrazio working for the choke.
Tysoon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon is trying to stand back up but Fabrazio is controlling him
Fabrazio stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tysoon to get to his feet.
Michael Tysoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tysoon with a poor takedown
and Fabrazio counters by moving into the clinch.
Tysoon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabrazio throws a sloppy head kick and Tysoon moves out of range easily.
Tysoon with a poor takedown
and Fabrazio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Tysoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabrazio passes Tysoon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fabrazio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tysoon is trying to stand back up but Fabrazio is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Luchino Fabrazio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fabrazio 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luchino Fabrazio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Plankchest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oraine Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Plankchest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oraine Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plankchest darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Plankchest.
Shaw decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shaw is looking for a triangle but Plankchest pushes his legs off easily.
Shaw trying to control the position.
Shaw working for a triangle but Plankchest defends it easily.
Shaw looks gassed!
Plankchest controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw trying to keep a closed guard but Plankchest is proving a slippery customer.
Plankchest avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plankchest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plankchest tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaw is retaining full guard.
Plankchest controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Shaw wants to stand and escape but Plankchest is having none of it.
Plankchest controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plankchest would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shaw is looking to sinch up a triangle. Plankchest throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Shaw's body to avoid the submission. Shaw has instead reached around Plankchest's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Shaw arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oraine Shaw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Rameo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Rameo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Rameo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ham does no damage.
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
Rameo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ham misses with a body kick.
Ham misses with a two punch combination.
Rameo fails with the takedown.
Bro Ham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rameo tries for a takedown but Ham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ham could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rameo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rameo looking to control.
Ham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rameo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ham has Rameo in his guard.
Ham looking for a sweep. Not yet Ham, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rameo won't allow Ham to get back to his feet.
Rameo stopping the sweep attempt from Ham.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Rameo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rameo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ham connects with a nice looking jab.
Ham takes a swing at Rameo's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Rameo dodges the punch combination from Ham.
Ham is looking to land body kicks.
Ham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rameo wants to clinch.
Ham throws a solid leg kick but Rameo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ham.
Rameo shoots and misses
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bro Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Rameo.
Rameo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ham is working away from the top position though.
Ham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rameo looks gassed!
Ham decides to return to a standing position.
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Rameo.
Ham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rameo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rameo fails with the takedown
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ham passes to side control.
Ham lands an elbow.
Ham working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rameo down.
Ham landing strikes.
Ham taking a breather here.
Ham working the ground and pound.
Ham stands up.
Ham is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham thows a body shot but no joy.
Ham tries to bum rush Rameo with a series of wild strikes but Rameo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham swinging wilding here.
Ham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rameo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ham loads up on a big right hand but Rameo slips the punch.
Ham misses with a leg kick.
Ham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ham looks to land a combination but Rameo avoids it well.
Ham throws a body punch but Rameo moves out of range.
Ham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Rameo's head.
Ham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham 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.
Rameo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ham counters with a single leg into guard. Rameo didn't expect that.
Ham trying to control but Rameo is working from the bottom.
Ham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ham wants to control from the top but Rameo keeps moving.
Ham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ham postures up and lands a big shot to Rameo's brow.
Ham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ham is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rameo is breathing heavily.
Ham wants to pass the guard but Rameo is keeping the position.
Bro Ham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rameo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ham has passed into side control.
Ham trying to control the position but Rameo is working away.
Ham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rameo stops Ham from passing to mount.
Ham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ham working the head and body with strikes.
Ham in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ham scores with punches from side control.
Ham tries to move to mount but Rameo blocks the move with his legs.
Ham scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham wants to control but Rameo is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Rameo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rameo keeps working.
Rameo struggling a bit here.
Rameo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rameo wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ham is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rameo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ham is looking to advance position but Rameo won't allow it.
That's three minutes 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.
Rameo slips a jab from Ham.
Ham throws a leg kick but Rameo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bro Ham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rameo throws a head kick that misses.
Ham looks to land a combination but Rameo avoids it well.
Ham fails to land with a series of punches.
Rameo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rameo avoids the body shot from Ham.
No joy there for Ham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ham connects with a crisp jab.
Ham just misses with a punch to the body.
Ham misses with a wild combination.
Rameo works the jab nicely.
Rameo tries for a takedown but Ham circles away easily
and Ham counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rameo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Rameo is retaining full guard.
Rameo looking to control.
Ham content to stall in guard here.
Ham landing some decent shots from guard.
Ham is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ham looking to pass the guard.
Rameo has momentary wrist control but Ham slips an elbow through the middle.
Ham scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rameo tries for a takedown but Ham circles away easily
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown. Rameo fights it but they end up in guard.
Ham wants to control from the top but Rameo keeps moving.
Rameo working a defensive guard here.
Ham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rameo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bro Ham just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rameo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ham counters with a single leg into guard. Rameo didn't expect that.
Ham stays in close to Rameo's body and controls the position.
Ham postures up and lands a big shot to Rameo's brow.
Rameo keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Ham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rameo's head.
Ham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rameo's guard.
Ham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ham there.
Ham decides to return to a standing position.
Rameo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rameo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ham.
Rameo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rameo's guard.
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!
Rameo striking off his back but it's not causing Ham any problems.
Ham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ham throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Ham misses.
Rameo shoots and misses
and Ham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rameo!
Ham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rameo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rameo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rameo is trying to maintain the position but Ham is very close to passing his half guard.
Rameo is not content to let Ham control the position.
Ham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rameo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ham.
Ham has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ham landing strikes from the mount.
Ham is working for a guillotine from mount but Rameo frees his head quite easily.
Rameo tries to hold on but Ham postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rameo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ham tries to control but Rameo wriggling away.
The referee warns Rameo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ham throws some wild stikes that Rameo manages to avoid easily.
Rameo is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedor Rameo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ham looking to control but Rameo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ham 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Trey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Trey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Trey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Trey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Barral!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trey throws a series of punches but Barral avoids them all with ease.
Trey lunges at Barral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barral's hand.
Trey rushes Barral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trey is looking to break free of the clinch but Barral has double underhooks.
Trey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barral has him pressed against the cage.
Trey is looking to break free of the clinch but Barral has double underhooks.
Trey lands a body shot.
Barral prevents Trey from breaking the clinch.
Barral ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barral no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barral is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barral trying to keep a closed guard but Trey is proving a slippery customer.
Trey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barral on the ground.
Barral manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trey keeping moving, preventing Barral from controlling successfully.
Trey has his hands on Barral's head, controlling the position.
Barral slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barral won't allow Trey to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trey keeping full guard, as Barral tries to pass.
Barral trying to control but Trey is working from the bottom.
Barral advances position into side control!
Barral controls the position.
Trey tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Barral pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral moves to the back.
Trey is breathing heavily.
Barral lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Barral trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Trey doesn't escape.
Barral scores with punches from the back.
Barral struggling to keep hold of the position.
Barral lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Trey as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Barral!
Barral has got one arm under Trey's chin. This could be trouble... Trey trying to control the other hand but Barral gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Trey has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Barral!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Jose Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Jose Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdan Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasiliev decides to pull guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but instead Vasiliev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Vasiliev pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Vasiliev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vasiliev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Vasiliev keeps him under control.
Vasiliev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie gets full guard.
Vasiliev throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Vasiliev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two 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.
Vasiliev postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Vasiliev wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasiliev is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasiliev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasiliev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vasiliev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Vasiliev lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasiliev moves into full mount!
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vasiliev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vasiliev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Vasiliev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vasiliev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Vasiliev looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Vasiliev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Vasiliev's attempts to control the action.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Vasiliev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Vasiliev jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Vasiliev blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Bogdan Vasiliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasiliev shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasiliev has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiliev jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Vasiliev around his waist. Vasiliev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasiliev throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
It looks like Marcos Jose Gracie has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Vasiliev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasiliev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasiliev advances position into side control!
Vasiliev stands up.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Vasiliev counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasiliev working the strikes but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vasiliev decides to stand and escape the position.
Vasiliev shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcos Jose Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Vasiliev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasiliev counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasiliev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vasiliev blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Vasiliev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasiliev avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Vasiliev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Vasiliev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Vasiliev wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Bogdan Vasiliev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vasiliev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasiliev stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasiliev stands up from Gracie's guard - Vasiliev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vasiliev moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasiliev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vasiliev jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Vasiliev around his waist. Vasiliev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasiliev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vasiliev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vasiliev moves away
and Vasiliev counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Vasiliev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Vasiliev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Vasiliev stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Marcos Jose Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Vasiliev scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasiliev gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Vasiliev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Vasiliev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Jose Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasiliev. Vasiliev gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasiliev fails with the takedown.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Vasiliev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasiliev.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Vasiliev is blocking nicely.
Vasiliev tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasiliev drops back down to his feet.
Marcos Jose Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Vasiliev.
Gracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev jumps guard.
Vasiliev trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Vasiliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vasiliev's guard.
Vasiliev wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasiliev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasiliev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasiliev clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasiliev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasiliev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vasiliev tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasiliev blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Vasiliev manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasiliev is retaining full guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Vasiliev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasiliev is keeping the position for now.
Vasiliev trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bogdan Vasiliev has been cut.
Vasiliev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Vasiliev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Vasiliev with that takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a head kick but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
Vasiliev manages to pull guard.
Vasiliev has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasiliev is retaining full guard.
Vasiliev wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasiliev is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Vasiliev won't let him.
Vasiliev keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasiliev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Marcos Jose Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Vasiliev's takedown attempt.
Vasiliev successfully pulls guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Jose Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasiliev 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Vasiliev!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kidd Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Nelson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kidd Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Nelson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nelson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith pulls Nelson into guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nelson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nelson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kidd Smith!
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pop
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