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RFL IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: The Rock Says. Dwayne Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Pedro Pereira!
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, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Pereira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson drops Pereira with a right and a left! Johnson comes rushing in but Pereira regains his composure and manages to keep Johnson in guard.
Pereira is rocked!
Pereira wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Oh Pereira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pereira, up you get!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice combo by Johnson! Oh, that's hurt him - Pereira falls to the canvas and Johnson follows him into side control.
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!
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a crisp right that sends Pereira to the canvas! Johnson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigmund Freud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sigmund Freud!
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, Rick Langley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sigmund Freud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freud tries to clinch but Langley moves out of range.
Langley shoots in for a takedown but Freud shows good takedown defense.
Langley closes the distance and clinches.
Freud tries a knee to the head but Langley blocks it.
Freud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Langley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Langley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Freud regains guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Freud wants to stand and escape but Langley is having none of it.
Freud can't keep his opponent in guard - Langley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Langley is looking to advance position but Freud won't allow it.
Langley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Langley tries to pass to full mount but Freud defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud trying to hold on to Langley's head to control him but Langley postures up.
Freud wants to get back to his feet.
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. Langley connects with a nice short shot to Freud's temple.
Langley seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Freud has recovered full guard.
Langley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Langley stopping the sweep attempt from Freud.
Freud controls Langley momentarily but Langley frees himself.
Langley drops back looking for a leg! Freud is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freud manages to kick Langley off! Langley jumps back into Freud's guard.
Freud wants to stand up but Langley is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud keeping moving, preventing Langley from controlling successfully.
Langley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freud pushes Langley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Langley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Freud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Langley tries to pull guard but Freud holds him up against the ropes and eventually Langley drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Freud.
Langley pulls guard.
Langley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Langley looks gassed!
Langley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley has an active guard here but Freud has managed to pass into half guard.
Freud wants to take a breather but Langley is having none of it.
Langley gets full guard.
Langley has a closed guard, preventing Freud from standing up.
Langley wants to sweep here but Freud controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Freud stands and steps away. Langley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Freud wants to clinch but Langley slips to the side
and Langley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Freud kicks off Langley and gets to his feet.
Freud tries to clinch up.
Freud wants to clinch.
Freud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freud tries to clinch but Langley moves out of range.
Langley shoots in for a double leg but Freud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sigmund Freud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Langley.
Langley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freud but Freud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Langley avoids the head kick by Freud.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Langley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Langley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Sigmund Freud has been cut.
Sigmund Freud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langley.
Langley fails with the takedown.
Freud moves in looking to clinch but Langley pushes him off.
Freud misses with a head kick.
Langley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Langley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Freud pinned against the cage. Freud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Langley fails with the takedown.
Langley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Langley shoots in for a double leg but Freud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Freud stuffs the takedown attempt from Langley. Langley gets slowly back to his feet.
Freud tries to clinch up but Langley circles away and keeps his distance.
Langley fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Langley - just one landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Freud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langley closes the distance and clinches up with Freud, looking for a takedown. Langley pushes Freud against the ropes but Freud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freud misses with a head kick.
Langley fails with a takedown attempt.
Langley throws a right hand that Freud ducks under and follows up with a left that Freud also avoids with ease.
Freud closes the distance and clinches.
Freud landing knees to the body.
Freud misses with a knee strike.
Langley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freud smiles and moves away.
Freud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Langley or perhaps it was just good defense by Freud which made him look bad.
Freud tries to clinch there but Langley circles away.
Freud moves in looking to clinch but Langley pushes him off.
Langley shoots for a double leg takedown but Freud sprawls well. He's pushed Langley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Langley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freud swivels and escapes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Freud is looking to clinch.
Langley fails with a takedown attempt.
Freud tries to clinch but Langley moves out of range.
Langley shoots in for a takedown but Freud shows good takedown defense.
Freud wants to clinch up but Langley keeps it at a distance.
Freud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freud misses with a head kick.
Freud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langley tries for a takedown but Freud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freud misses with a head kick.
Freud is looking to clinch but Langley is avoiding it.
Langley shoots for a takedown but Freud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Freud wants to clinch up but Langley keeps it at a distance.
Freud tries to clinch
and Langley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langley trying to mount his opponent but Freud defends it.
Langley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Langley is working for a kimura but Freud is defending it quite comfortably.
Freud is trying to control but can't.
Langley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Langley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Langley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigmund Freud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Langley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freud circles away.
Freud closes the distance but Langley moves to the side
and Langley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freud won't be happy with that.
Langley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Freud manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Langley is pressing down on Freud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Langley has his foot on Freud's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freud works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freud slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Langley.
Langley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Langley managing to control the position.
Langley has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Freud should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Langley has tightened it up now! Freud should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rick Langley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo China (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eduardo China has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Eduardo China!
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, Vitor Belfonte!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
China drops Belfonte with a beautiful combination! Belfonte stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - China is looking for the KO!
It looks like Vitor Belfonte has been cut.
China throws a sloppy head kick and Belfonte moves out of range easily.
China wants to clinch.
Belfonte swats away the attempt to clinch by China.
Belfonte closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belfonte stops China from getting back to his feet.
Belfonte passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for China!
Belfonte punishing his opponent with strikes.
China is rocked!
It looks like Eduardo China has been cut.
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!
Belfonte looking to secure an arm triangle but China defends it well.
Oh China is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
China takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Belfonte's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfonte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazama comes to the ring accompanied by 12 Stones - Adrenaline. Jin Kazama had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.2lbs, 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. Jin Kazama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Jin Kazama!
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, Antonio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kazama moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kazama has double underhooks.
Kazama has Rodriguez pressed against the ropes. He pushes Rodriguez back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Kazama throws a beautiful elbow that sends Rodriguez crashing to the floor! Kazama piles on the pressure with more strikes! Rodriguez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Kazama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Alves has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Webb!
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, Igor Alves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Steven Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Webb didn't expect that.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Webb is keeping the position for now.
Webb looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Webb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Webb working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Webb is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Webb manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alves has Webb in his guard.
Webb wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves working for submissions but it's allowed Webb to get to half guard.
Webb 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! Alves is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Webb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuka Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinsent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brasil's entrance music is Gang Starr - Work. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pinsent's choice of entrance music: The Pot - Tool. Yuka Brasil had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuka Brasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Pinsent!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinsent moves in looking to clinch but Brasil pushes him off.
Brasil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinsent tries to clinch but Brasil moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brasil. No joy for Pinsent on that attempt.
Brasil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brasil pulls Pinsent into guard.
Brasil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brasil looking for a triangle here. Pinsent is fighting it but it looks tight! Brasil pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pinsent is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yuka Brasil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen the dragon as his entrance music. Lyoto Machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buck The Great Weasel's chin.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves into the clinch.
The Great Weasel wants a takedown but no success here.
The Great Weasel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Great Weasel slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Horrible takedown by The Great Weasel or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel scores a takedown into full mount!
The Great Weasel trying to control but Machida is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Great Weasel has control of Machida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Great Weasel has control of Machida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
You get the feeling that Machida really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel tries to control but Machida wriggling away.
The Great Weasel prevents Machida from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Machida gets back to half guard.
Machida wants to improve his position but The Great Weasel is controlling well.
The Great Weasel works his foot free and advances to mount.
The Great Weasel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
The Great Weasel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Machida can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel has control of Machida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Machida regains half guard.
The Great Weasel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Great Weasel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Great Weasel wants to control the pace but Machida is squirming around nicely.
The Great Weasel mounts Machida! Really nice guard pass there!
Machida looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Machida taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from The Great Weasel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buck The Great Weasel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Myy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myy's entrance music is Benny Törnroos - Käy Muumilaaksoon. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pikku Myy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Myy with that takedown attempt.
Myy misses with a two punch combination.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Myy is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Myy gets full guard.
Myy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myy looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
Myy controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Maia trying to control but Myy is working from the bottom.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Myy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maia trying to control but Myy is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Myy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maia passes Myy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Myy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves nicely into side control.
Maia landing strikes.
Maia working the body and head with strikes.
Maia trying to control the position but Myy is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Myy taking a bit of punishment here - Maia scoring with strikes.
Myy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia scoring with punches from side control.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myy is not content to let Maia control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maia landing strikes.
Maia advances to mount.
Maia has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Myy's face.
Maia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maia looking to isolate an arm here. Myy doesn't see it coming and as Maia extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Maia!
Damian Maia is the new middleweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pokemon Theme. Ash Ketchum will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ketchum in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ketchum is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Ketchum is rocked!
Ketchum looking for a takedown.
Ketchum is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ketchum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ketchum seems to have recovered his senses.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Ketchum.
Ketchum looks gassed!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Ketchum.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ketchum is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ketchum is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ketchum.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks with his arms.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ketchum's face.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ketchum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ketchum tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ketchum drops back down to his feet.
Ketchum is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ketchum blocks it with crossed arms.
Ketchum breaks the clinch.
Ketchum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ketchum showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Ketchum.
Ketchum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ketchum is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ketchum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ketchum trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Ketchum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Ketchum seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva has one foot on Ketchum's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but Ketchum moves away
and Ketchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ketchum looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ketchum postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ketchum, into his guard.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ketchum keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks to clinch
and Ketchum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ketchum.
Ketchum trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Ketchum pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ketchum.
Ketchum is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ketchum is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ketchum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ash Ketchum!
Ash Ketchum is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is 54-56 what`s my number. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Jabbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jabbar moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is looking to control Jabbar's arms but Jabbar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jabbar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jabbar looking for a takedown.
Silva is trying to break free.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jabbar with a knee to the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the body.
Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jabbar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
A big left from Jabbar misses.
A big left from Jabbar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jabbar scores with a four punch combination!
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jabbar keeps it at a distance.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Silva won't allow Jabbar to sweep him here.
Jabbar controlling the position.
Jabbar has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Jabbar is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Jabbar is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Jabbar trying to control the position.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabbar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.
Jabbar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.
It looks like Oscar Silva has been cut.
Jabbar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Jabbar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
Jabbar is trying to stand.
Silva prevents Jabbar from improving his position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jabbar dodges it nicely.
Jabbar kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jabbar tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jabbar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jabbar sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jabbar is looking to improve his position.
Jabbar is looking to escape.
Jabbar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jabbar pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Kareem Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jabbar.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jabbar.
Jabbar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jabbar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jabbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabbar clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabbar stuffs the takedown.
Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabbar lands with a light punch inside.
Jabbar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to work over Jabbar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabbar is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jabbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jabbar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva slows the pace down.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jabbar some visible discomfort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
It looks like Kareem Jabbar has been cut.
Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jabbar.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar blocks the elbow strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is looking to control Jabbar's arms but Jabbar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jabbar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jabbar closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabbar is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jabbar stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jabbar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Jabbar kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
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!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jabbar moves into the clinch.
Jabbar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jabbar has him pressed against the ropes.
Jabbar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jabbar to the mat. Jabbar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva stops Jabbar from standing up.
Jabbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva won't allow Jabbar to get back to his feet.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Jabbar's brow.
Jabbar is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jabbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jabbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jabbar.
Jabbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabbar.
Jabbar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jabbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jabbar lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Jabbar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jabbar with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jabbar.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar lands a nice knee to the body.
Jabbar lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabbar lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Jabbar lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar lands a damaging elbow.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Jabbar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Jabbar gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jabbar lands a body shot.
Jabbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva rushes Jabbar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jabbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar breaks the clinch.
Kareem Jabbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Jabbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Jabbar managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Jabbar managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jabbar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jabbar is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.
Jabbar is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabbar has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jabbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to roll over but Jabbar keeps him under control.
Jabbar decides to stand and escape the position.
Jabbar clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is stalling here. Jabbar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jabbar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jabbar decides to stand back up. Jabbar steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown but Jabbar sprawls well.
Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jabbar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jabbar misses with a few strikes there.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jabbar's waist but Jabbar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jabbar wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Jabbar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabbar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jabbar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Jabbar maintains control.
Jabbar is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva wants to hold on but Jabbar pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand.
Jabbar tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Jabbar maintains control.
Jabbar looking to finish with strikes here!
Jabbar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva tries to hold on but Jabbar postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Jabbar isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jabbar working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jabbar dominating with strikes here.
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Silva's chin but Silva turns very nicely into Jabbar's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Silva.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jabbar throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Jabbar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Jabbar tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Jabbar tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jabbar counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jabbar stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.
Jabbar gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jabbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabbar clinches.
Jabbar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a leg kick but Jabbar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oscar Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a combination. Jabbar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar misses with a knee to the head.
Jabbar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jabbar breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Jabbar is avoiding it.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva stands up from Jabbar's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jabbar clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Jabbar up, before dumping him to the ground. Jabbar manages to land in guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jabbar pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jabbar is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Jabbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet.
Oscar Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jabbar trying to control but Silva postures up.
Jabbar has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jabbar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jabbar wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jabbar pinned against the cage. Jabbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jabbar's guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva stops Jabbar from getting back to his feet.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabbar.
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar landing knees to the body.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabbar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jabbar throws an elbow but misses.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva jumps guard but Jabbar stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jabbar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jabbar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabbar is trying to stall.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks with his arms.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jabbar breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in and bounces Jabbar off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jabbar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.
Jabbar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Jabbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jabbar lands a knee to the body.
Jabbar avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.
Jabbar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
A bit of stalling here from Jabbar.
Jabbar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jabbar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar has Silva pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jabbar pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jabbar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Jabbar manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jabbar.
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
Silva swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jabbar swivels and escapes.
Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jabbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jabbar catches Silva napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Silva to the canvas!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Jabbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Jabbar finish him?
Jabbar wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jabbar gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Jabbar tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Jabbar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jabbar's guard.
Jabbar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Jabbar is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Jabbar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Jabbar actually recovers to full guard.
Jabbar looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabbar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jabbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kareem Jabbar.
I think Jabbar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!
Kareem Jabbar wins by unanimous decision!
Kareem Jabbar retains his heavyweight title!
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