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GFL 3: Destruction PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myoto Lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Munez!
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, Myoto Lachida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lachida momentarily.
A punch combination from Munez misses.
Munez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lachida takes the fight into the clinch.
Lachida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lachida prevents Munez from breaking the clinch.
Munez is trying to break the clinch but Lachida has him pressed against the cage.
Lachida keeps control of Munez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lachida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lachida fails to pull guard.
Munez wants to break free but Lachida has control.
Lachida tries to pull guard but Munez won't allow it.
Santiago Munez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myoto Lachida.
Lachida is working for takedown but Munez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lachida lands a nice knee to the body.
Lachida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munez backwards.
Lachida jumps guard but Munez stands there with Lachida around his waist. Lachida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lachida tries to score a body lock takedown but Munez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Munez jumps into guard, dragging Lachida to the mat.
Munez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munez trying to control the position.
Lachida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachida wants to pass the guard but Munez is keeping the position.
Lachida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lachida tries to stand but Munez is controlling from the bottom.
Munez looking for a guillotine here but Lachida defends easily.
Munez working a defensive guard here.
Munez working for a triangle but Lachida defends it easily.
Munez is breathing heavily.
Munez can't keep his opponent in guard - Lachida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Munez wants to improve his position but Lachida is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munez trying to control but Lachida postures up.
Munez wants to get back to full guard.
Lachida is nestled in close to Munez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lachida is looking to advance position but Munez won't allow it.
Lachida seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Munez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lachida gets the takedown into side control.
Lachida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Munez is trying to control Lachida's posture but Lachida avoids it.
Munez prevents Lachida from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida just content to control the position.
Munez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lachida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lachida wants to stand up but Munez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Munez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lachida connects with a couple of short punches.
Lachida wants to stand but Munez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lachida is sitting in close to Munez's body. Munez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lachida is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lachida is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Munez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Santiago Munez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonzo Ignacio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Ignacio !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignacio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Ignacio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ignacio slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ignacio crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zippy Ziggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santos (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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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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, Zippy Ziggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggy fails with the takedown.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziggy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziggy looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos lands a hook that stumbles Ziggy back into the cage. Santos follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ziggy to the canvas! Santos pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ziggy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LieHarder Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LieHarder Machete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Evans!
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, LieHarder Machete!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Evans looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Machete shoots in but no luck this time.
LieHarder Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Evans throws a series of punches but Machete avoids them all with ease.
Machete drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machete advances position into side control!
Evans stops Machete from passing to mount.
Machete is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machete is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machete has an Americana. Evans didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Machete is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Machete hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). LieHarder Machete!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a head kick but Augusto moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Augusto drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Santos follows Augusto to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Capetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosme Capetto had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Frank Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosme Capetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capetto shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva prevents Capetto from escaping the position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Capetto, who protects the arm well.
Capetto is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Capetto is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capetto has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capetto wants to control but Silva postures up.
Capetto prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Capetto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Capetto is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Hymen!
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, TJ Harper!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymen blocks a head kick by Harper.
Harper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hymen is rocked!
It looks like Buster Hymen has been cut.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Hymen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hymen crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). TJ Harper!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Walnutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Paulo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulie Walnutz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Walnutz!
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, Joao Paulo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua blocks the body kick.
Walnutz misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Walnutz has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Rua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walnutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walnutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joao Paulo Rua has been cut.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Walnutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walnutz lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua trying to stall but Walnutz improves his position.
Walnutz lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Walnutz.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walnutz landing knees to the head.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walnutz lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walnutz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walnutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Walnutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walnutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Walnutz controls his hands.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Walnutz keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walnutz.
Walnutz throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Rua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walnutz prevents it.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Rua tries to pull guard but Walnutz holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Paulie Walnutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Paulo Rua.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walnutz.
Walnutz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rua.
Walnutz tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua jumps guard but Walnutz stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walnutz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walnutz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walnutz with a knee to the head.
Walnutz lands a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walnutz lands a nice elbow.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Walnutz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walnutz tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Walnutz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walnutz misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids the head kick by Walnutz.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Walnutz misses.
Paulie Walnutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Walnutz closes the distance and clinches.
Walnutz keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Walnutz keeps him there for the moment.
Walnutz has Rua pushed against the cage.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
Walnutz stalling.
Walnutz lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Walnutz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walnutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Joao Paulo Rua's cut even more.
Walnutz lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Walnutz keeps him there for the moment.
Walnutz taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walnutz.
Walnutz lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walnutz.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Walnutz has double underhooks.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnutz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walnutz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walnutz prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Walnutz won't allow it.
Walnutz crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Walnutz lands an elbow inside.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walnutz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Walnutz is controlling the position.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Walnutz is controlling the position.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walnutz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua tries to pull guard but Walnutz holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walnutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua is trying to break free.
Walnutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz leaning against his opponent.
Walnutz lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walnutz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
Walnutz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Walnutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries to pull guard but Walnutz won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walnutz.
Walnutz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walnutz throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walnutz scores with a knee to the head.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Walnutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Joao Paulo Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Walnutz stalling.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Walnutz avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Walnutz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walnutz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walnutz crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Walnutz landing knees to the head.
Walnutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Rua tries for a takedown but Walnutz manages to get underhooks.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walnutz just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walnutz misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walnutz smiles and moves away.
Rua throws a right and a left that Walnutz avoids nicely.
Paulie Walnutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walnutz connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Rua to the floor! Walnutz dives in looking for the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Walnutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Paulo Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walnutz thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rua is rocked!
Walnutz lands a body shot.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Walnutz finish him?
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua moves out of range as Walnutz strikes.
Walnutz throws a head kick that misses.
Rua stalks Walnutz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walnutz's face. Walnutz staggers backwards, shaken.
Rua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walnutz. That one must have hurt.
Walnutz closes the distance and clinches.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Walnutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walnutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walnutz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Walnutz keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walnutz with a knee to the head.
Walnutz with a knee to the head.
Joao Paulo Rua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Walnutz.
Walnutz lands a nice elbow.
Walnutz scores with a knee to the head.
Walnutz landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walnutz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Walnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is working for takedown but Walnutz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua looking to stall.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnutz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Walnutz trying to land knees to the body.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walnutz lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Walnutz.
Walnutz has Rua pressed against the cage.
Walnutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joao Paulo Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paulie Walnutz!
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