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FFB 37: Gwacie vs. Morgan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Torrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torrence's choice of entrance music: I Remember You. 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Uppercut!
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, Joseph Torrence!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uppercut swivels and escapes.
A combination from Uppercut does no damage.
Uppercut lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torrence will feel that in the morning.
Torrence throws a combination that misses
and Uppercut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torrence tries to clinch up
and Uppercut counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torrence tries to buck Uppercut off but Uppercut is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uppercut moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Uppercut is looking to take a break and control but Torrence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torrence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut prevents Torrence from escaping the position.
Torrence tries to buck Uppercut off but Uppercut is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uppercut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Uppercut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uppercut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torrence counters by moving into the clinch.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut successfully pulls guard.
Torrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torrence throwing strikes but missing.
Torrence looks gassed!
Uppercut trying to keep a closed guard but Torrence is proving a slippery customer.
Uppercut is really struggling to control Torrence but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Uppercut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torrence!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut prevents Torrence from getting the reversal.
Uppercut working Torrence over with strikes here.
Uppercut fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Uppercut gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Uppercut misses with a body kick.
Torrence darts in trying to clinch
and Uppercut counters by moving into the clinch.
Torrence has had enough of the clinch but Uppercut keeps him there for the moment.
Torrence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uppercut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torrence blocks it with crossed arms.
Uppercut connects with a knee to the head.
Torrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrence letting Uppercut take a breather here.
Uppercut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uppercut managing to block the knees to the body from Torrence.
Torrence takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uppercut misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uppercut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torrence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uppercut gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Uppercut landing knees to the head.
Torrence can't break the clinch.
Uppercut landing knees to the body.
Uppercut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uppercut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torrence has Uppercut pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uppercut manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Torrence.
Uppercut lands a nice elbow.
Uppercut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrence takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uppercut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uppercut jumps guard and drags Torrence to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Uppercut scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Torrence trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Uppercut manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Torrence looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Uppercut has picked Torrence up and slammed him! Torrence can't keep hold of the triangle and Uppercut manages to pass to side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torrence can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torrence struggling a bit here.
Uppercut lands a nice forearm strike.
Uppercut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uppercut in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Uppercut controlling the position from side mount.
Uppercut working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
That's time! Uppercut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torrence lands a slapping body shot.
Torrence throws a lazy body kick
and Uppercut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Uppercut.
Uppercut controlling the action here for a moment.
Torrence takes an elbow to the temple.
Uppercut is stalling here.
Torrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Uppercut.
Torrence is breathing heavily.
Torrence missing with knees to the body.
Uppercut lands a damaging elbow.
Uppercut lands an elbow that stopped Torrence in his tracks for a moment.
Torrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torrence misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut with a knee to the head.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torrence lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uppercut landing knees to the head.
Torrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Uppercut.
Uppercut looking to stall.
The is referee keeping an eye on Uppercut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uppercut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torrence is keeping busy.
Uppercut scores with a knee to the head.
Torrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uppercut backwards.
Uppercut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torrence.
Uppercut misses with a knee strike.
Uppercut lands a nice knee to the body.
Uppercut prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torrence tries to break the clinch but Uppercut is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrence.
Uppercut lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uppercut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uppercut lands an elbow that stopped Torrence in his tracks for a moment.
Uppercut stops a takedown attempt from Torrence.
Uppercut scores with a knee to the head.
Uppercut slows down the pace here.
Uppercut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrence dodges an elbow strike from Uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uppercut.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Torrence tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Uppercut won't allow it.
Uppercut landing knees to the body.
Torrence avoids the elbow strike from Uppercut, against the cage.
Torrence avoids the elbow strike from Uppercut, against the cage.
Uppercut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uppercut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut lands an elbow inside that Torrence shrugs off.
Uppercut lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uppercut.
Uppercut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torrence looking to slow down the pace here.
Uppercut crunches a lovely knee into Torrence's ribcage.
Uppercut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torrence pushes off an throws an elbow but Uppercut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Uppercut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torrence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torrence is trying to stall.
Torrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uppercut smiles and moves away.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Torrence.
Torrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Uppercut.
Torrence pushes Uppercut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut lands a damaging elbow.
Uppercut scores a nice knee to the body.
Uppercut lands a knee to the head.
Torrence trying to land knees to the body.
Uppercut connects with a knee to the head.
Uppercut lands an elbow just above Torrence 's eye.
Uppercut with a knee to the head.
Uppercut lands a nice elbow.
Uppercut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrence throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uppercut blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uppercut lands a nice elbow.
Uppercut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torrence takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrence wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uppercut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph Torrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Torrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrence controls Uppercut momentarily but Uppercut frees himself.
Torrence working for a triangle but Uppercut defends it easily.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut won't allow Torrence to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uppercut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uppercut lands an elbow inside.
Uppercut gets through Torrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torrence takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uppercut just leaning against Torrence, taking a breather.
Uppercut lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Uppercut.
Uppercut blocks a body shot from Torrence.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uppercut.
Uppercut just leaning against Torrence, taking a breather.
Torrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torrence stalling in the clinch but Uppercut improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uppercut lands a damaging elbow.
Uppercut lands a knee to the head.
Uppercut is looking to control Torrence's arms but Torrence gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uppercut has his back to the cage.
Torrence tries for a takedown but Uppercut manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Uppercut.
Uppercut lands a knee to the head.
Torrence wants to stall.
Uppercut lands an elbow inside that Torrence shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Torrence fails to land.
Uppercut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Uppercut.
Uppercut lands an elbow just above Torrence 's eye.
Torrence takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torrence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uppercut is keeping busy.
Uppercut scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torrence lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uppercut blocks the elbow strike.
Torrence stalling in the clinch but Uppercut improves position.
Uppercut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torrence's face.
Uppercut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Uppercut.
Torrence wants to break free but Uppercut has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uppercut.
Uppercut with a knee to the head.
Uppercut prevents a body shot from Torrence.
Torrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uppercut lands a knee to the body.
Uppercut lands a knee to the body.
Torrence has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Uppercut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Uppercut tries a knee to the head but Torrence blocks it.
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.
Torrence throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uppercut lands a nice knee to the body.
Torrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uppercut landing knees to the head.
Torrence tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Torrence.
Torrence tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torrence wants to break free but Uppercut has control.
Uppercut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrence lands a left hand.
Uppercut keeps control of Torrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Uppercut.
Torrence manages to break the clinch.
Lance Uppercut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uppercut counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uppercut is looking to clinch.
Joseph Torrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uppercut lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Uppercut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uppercut has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Uppercut!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenta Kobashi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenta Kobashi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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283 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Butts!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kobashi prevents Butts from improving his position.
Butts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Butts striking from half guard on the bottom.
Kobashi is working for a kimura but Butts is defending it quite comfortably.
Kobashi moves into full mount! Butts won't be happy about that!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Butts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kobashi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Butts is trying desperately to improve position.
Kobashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Butts flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Butts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kobashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kobashi controlling the pace for now.
Butts tries to reverse the position but Kobashi maintains control.
Kobashi working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts is desperately trying to improve his position but Kobashi has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butts wants to control but Kobashi is having none of it.
Butts is working to get back to half guard.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the head.
Kobashi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butts?
Kobashi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butts is rocked!
Butts is desperately trying to improve his position but Kobashi has a good base and remains in mount.
Butts is still in real trouble! Can Kobashi finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Butts is desperately trying to improve his position but Kobashi has a good base and remains in mount.
Kobashi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Butts tries to reverse the position but Kobashi maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butts seems to have recovered his senses.
Kobashi wants to finish this one by submission but Butts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kobashi.
Kobashi really is a fat lump.
Kobashi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobashi lands a big shot there that rocks Butts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Butts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts is squirming around, avoiding Kobashi's attempts to control the action.
Butts working to try and regain half guard.
Butts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kobashi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kobashi prevents Butts from getting the reversal.
Kobashi lands with some strikes.
Kobashi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butts is trying desperately to improve position.
Butts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kobashi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kobashi tries to control but Butts wriggling away.
Kobashi working Butts over with strikes here.
Butts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Butts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butts looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butts is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kobashi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Butts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Butts is landing with some decent strikes but Kobashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Butts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kobashi tries to hold on but Butts pushes him away.
Kobashi is looking to get to half guard.
Kobashi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Butts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kobashi manages to get to full guard.
Butts connects with a couple of short punches.
Kobashi keeping full guard, as Butts tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kobashi is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi passes Butts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Butts wants to improve his position but Kobashi is controlling well.
Kobashi drops an elbow to the side of Butts's head.
Butts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Butts is looking to escape.
Kobashi controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Kobashi.
Butts wants to get back to full guard.
Kobashi is looking for a kimura but Butts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kobashi to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kobashi winds up and cracks Butts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kobashi trying to control from half guard but Butts is working away.
Butts is trying to get back to full guard.
Butts has hold of Kobashi's hands but Kobashi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Butts is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butts shoots and misses
and Kobashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobashi.
Kobashi stops a takedown attempt from Butts.
Kobashi stops a takedown attempt from Butts.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Butts.
Kobashi has Butts pushed against the cage.
Kobashi lands with a left to the head.
Butts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butts prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi is trying to stall.
Kobashi tries to throw a body punch but Butts avoids it by throwing Kobashi back against the cage.
Kobashi works on Butts's body with a couple of short punches.
Kobashi gets underhooks to prevent Butts's takedown attempt.
Kobashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Butts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kobashi!
Kobashi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Butts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Butts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butts is landing with some decent strikes but Kobashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Butts with good strikes from the mount here!
Butts dominating with strikes here.
Kobashi tries to reverse the position but Butts maintains control.
Butts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kobashi's face.
Butts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Butts blocks Kobashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kobashi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Butts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kenta Kobashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobashi tries to reverse the position but Butts maintains control.
Kobashi is in a horrible position here. Butts smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Butts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Butts punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Butts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Butts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Butts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Butts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kobashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butts.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butts is one step ahead there.
Butts is working Kobashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Butts is working Kobashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Butts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butts thows a big elbow that misses.
Butts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kobashi is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butts wants to stand but Kobashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kobashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobashi!
Butts unloading with bombs!
Butts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Butts scoring with strikes but Kobashi is staying in there.
The referee warns Kobashi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kobashi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kobashi trying to control from the bottom.
Butts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butts is thwarting Kobashi's attempts to control the position.
Butts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kobashi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butts lands a nice short elbow.
Butts slips a nice elbow through Kobashi's hands, connecting with Kobashi's forehead.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kobashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kobashi is looking to control Butts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kobashi avoid being mounted?
Kobashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Butts lands with a punch from half guard.
Kobashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kobashi taking some punishment here, with Butts in his half guard.
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. Butts connects with a nice short shot to Kobashi's temple.
Butts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Butts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kobashi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Butts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kobashi is proving hard to escape from.
Butts throwing strikes from guard but Kobashi blocks nicely.
Kobashi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kobashi blocks Butts's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Butts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi looking to control but Butts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Butts tries to reverse the position but Kobashi maintains control.
Kobashi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kobashi is landing with some decent strikes but Butts is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Butts is looking to improve his position but Kobashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kobashi tries to control but Butts wriggling away.
Butts is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Butts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Butts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
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, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nefarious throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nefarious scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barraquinha pushes Nefarious up against the cage in a clinch.
Nefarious working aggressively here.
Nefarious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraquinha prevents Nefarious from breaking the clinch.
Nefarious pushes Barraquinha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barraquinha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barraquinha scores with a knee to the head.
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Nefarious misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Nefarious lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Nefarious lands a nice uppercut.
Barraquinha is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Nefarious scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nefarious tries to throw a body punch but Barraquinha avoids it by throwing Nefarious back against the cage.
Nefarious has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
Barraquinha has Nefarious pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraquinha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Nefarious is looking to control Barraquinha's arms but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nefarious has his back to the cage.
Nefarious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nefarious looking to stall.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Nefarious in his tracks for a moment.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Barraquinha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nefarious tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nefarious's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Nefarious.
Come on Barraquinha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nefarious is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nefarious tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nefarious tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
Nefarious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
Nefarious lands a left hand.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Barraquinha looks gassed!
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Nefarious into the cage.
A short right from Nefarious on the inside.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha scores with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha wants to stall.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nefarious.
Nefarious wants to stall.
Nefarious throws a head punch that misses.
Barraquinha trying to stall but Nefarious improves his position.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nefarious has had enough of the clinch but Barraquinha keeps him there for the moment.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Nefarious can't break the clinch.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Barraquinha.
Nefarious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barraquinha's elbow.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious lands with a short shot to the head.
Nefarious misses with a punch on the inside.
Nefarious has had enough of the clinch but Barraquinha keeps him there for the moment.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barraquinha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nefarious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barraquinha keeps control of Nefarious as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Barraquinha tries to stall but Nefarious uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Nefarious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nefarious tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nefarious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barraquinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Nefarious leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow.
Barraquinha wants to stall.
Nefarious is looking to control Barraquinha's arms but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nefarious has his back to the cage.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nefarious swings wildly with an uppercut but Barraquinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nefarious.
Barraquinha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nefarious is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Barraquinha keeps control of Nefarious as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Nefarious throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha prevents a body shot from Nefarious.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nefarious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Nefarious struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Nefarious leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nefarious tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barraquinha blocking some punches.
Nefarious swings wildly with an uppercut but Barraquinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nefarious is stalling here.
Nefarious lands a shoulder strike.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nefarious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nefarious is looking to control Barraquinha's arms but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nefarious has his back to the cage.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nefarious throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
A body shot lands from Nefarious.
Nefarious lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Nefarious lands a right hand.
Nefarious tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angelito Barraquinha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nefarious scores with a punch to the head.
Nefarious slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
Nefarious shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barraquinha as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Barraquinha misses.
Nefarious avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reginald Nefarious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but Nefarious moves out of range.
Barraquinha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nefarious gets a clinch.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nefarious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barraquinha lands an elbow just above Nefarious 's eye.
Nefarious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nefarious lands a nice shot to the body.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Barraquinha is breathing heavily.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nefarious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nefarious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha looking to stall.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
Nefarious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha keeps control of Nefarious as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nefarious struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nefarious just leaning against Barraquinha, taking a breather.
Nefarious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nefarious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha looking to stall.
Nefarious works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Nefarious to work.
Barraquinha is looking to control Nefarious's arms but Nefarious gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barraquinha has his back to the cage.
Nefarious tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
Nefarious misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nefarious tries to stall but Barraquinha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nefarious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nefarious pushes Barraquinha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nefarious trying to stall but Barraquinha improves his position.
A body shot lands from Nefarious.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Nefarious is blocking nicely.
Nefarious working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nefarious.
Nefarious throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha keeps control of Nefarious as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nefarious struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nefarious.
Barraquinha blocking some punches.
Barraquinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Nefarious leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nefarious dodges an elbow strike from Barraquinha.
Nefarious misses with the head strike.
Nefarious stalling in the clinch but Barraquinha improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Nefarious lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nefarious misses with a body punch.
Nefarious has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Nefarious on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nefarious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nefarious is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Nefarious misses with a punch on the inside.
Nefarious misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nefarious misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Nefarious fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nefarious managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Nefarious is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nefarious cracks Barraquinha with a nice body shot.
Nefarious is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nefarious wants to stall.
Barraquinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nefarious tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nefarious can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nefarious is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barraquinha is looking to clinch but Nefarious is avoiding it.
Barraquinha moves out of range of the leg kick from Nefarious.
Barraquinha throws a hook to the side of Nefarious's head but Nefarious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angelito Barraquinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barraquinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barraquinha scores with a knee to the head.
Nefarious manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nefarious showed some decent athleticism there.
Nefarious sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barraquinha defending well though.
Barraquinha is looking to escape.
Nefarious throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nefarious works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nefarious scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barraquinha?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Nefarious dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barraquinha ducks right into an uppercut from Nefarious.
Nefarious lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nefarious throws a nice looking combination but Barraquinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nefarious gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
Nefarious is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
Nefarious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barraquinha's elbow.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Nefarious is blocking nicely.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Nefarious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
A short right from Nefarious on the inside.
Nefarious throws a head punch that misses.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nefarious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nefarious lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nefarious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
Nefarious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Nefarious is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Nefarious avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Nefarious avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a punch on the inside.
Nefarious lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraquinha.
Nefarious scores with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
Nefarious is trying to break free.
Nefarious working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nefarious holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nefarious throws a head punch that misses.
Nefarious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nefarious working aggressively here.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Nefarious has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Nefarious digs a right hand underneath Barraquinha's ribcage. Barraquinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nefarious tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
That's two 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.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
Nefarious working aggressively here.
Nefarious takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nefarious struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Nefarious tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha connects with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Nefarious stalling in the clinch but Barraquinha improves position.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Barraquinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Nefarious avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Nefarious.
Nefarious is looking to control Barraquinha's arms but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nefarious has his back to the cage.
Nefarious is leaning against Barraquinha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Nefarious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nefarious misses with some punches.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious misses with the head strike.
Nefarious throws a head punch that misses.
Nefarious fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nefarious breaks the clinch.
Barraquinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a looping right.
Barraquinha doesn't manage to clinch there - Nefarious circles away.
Barraquinha moves out of range as Nefarious strikes.
Nefarious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nefarious throws a right and a left that Barraquinha avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Barraquinha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that Nefarious semi-blocks.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nefarious fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nefarious keeps the fight on the outside.
Nefarious circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
Nefarious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nefarious looks to land a combination but Barraquinha avoids it well.
Barraquinha scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nefarious scores with a takedown into Barraquinha's guard.
Barraquinha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nefarious is controlling him.
Barraquinha trying to keep a closed guard but Nefarious is proving a slippery customer.
Nefarious throws a big right hand that misses.
Nefarious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barraquinha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nefarious loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Reginald Nefarious.
I think Nefarious 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Nefarious!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Audioslave - Like a Stone. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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20
255 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Optimus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Maximus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maximus looking for a submission but Silva manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Maximus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maximus has passed into half guard!
Maximus tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Maximus drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Maximus lands strikes from half guard.
Maximus trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control but Maximus manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maximus unloading with bombs!
Maximus unloading with bombs!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maximus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maximus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maximus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Maximus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Maximus lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maximus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is rocked!
Maximus lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Maximus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ping Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. Ping Wong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ping Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
George Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fisher to the mat! Fisher manages to get full guard.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Wong controlling him for the moment.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Fisher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wong!
Fisher controlling from the full mount.
Wong blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fisher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher lands a big elbow.
Wong is rocked!
Fisher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to hold on but Fisher postures up.
Fisher tries to control but Wong wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher controlling from mount.
Fisher has control of Wong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fisher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wong because Fisher loaded up on that one.
Wong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fisher.
Fisher avoids the attempt from Wong to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fisher dominating with strikes here.
Fisher breaks from Wong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wong tries to reverse the position but Fisher maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wong is on top in guard.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Wong trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fisher is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fisher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fisher controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fisher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Fisher there.
Fisher wants to pass to mount but Wong is defending the position.
Wong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Fisher working Wong over with strikes.
Wong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fisher is working away from the top position though.
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fisher moves into full mount! Wong won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fisher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wong is trying to control but can't.
Fisher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wong defends it well.
Fisher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wong keeps working.
Fisher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fisher avoids the attempt from Wong to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fisher cracks Wong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fisher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher breaks from Wong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Wong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wong looks a forlorn figure.
Wong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fisher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Fisher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wong has worked his arm free - good work by Wong!
Wong is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wong!
Fisher is stalling here but it's allowed Wong to get half guard.
Fisher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
George Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fisher moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is being controlled here.
Wong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fisher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wong is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wong is trying to maintain the position but Fisher is very close to passing his half guard.
Wong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fisher is thwarting Wong's attempts to control the position.
Fisher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Fisher.
Fisher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Wong is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher scores with a takedown into Wong's guard.
Fisher postures up.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher thows a big elbow that misses.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Wong controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong preventing the sweep.
Fisher is looking for a triangle but Wong pushes his legs off easily.
Wong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fisher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fisher is thwarting Wong's attempts to control the position.
Wong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
Fisher is looking for a kimura but Wong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fisher to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong gets back to full guard.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Wong is retaining full guard.
Wong controls Fisher momentarily but Fisher frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fisher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wong is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Fisher with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong working to try and regain half guard.
Fisher working Wong over with strikes here.
Fisher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fisher looking to control but Wong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher controlling the pace for now.
Fisher lands a heavy elbow.
Ping Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wong is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Fisher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wong is looking to escape.
Fisher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wong is surviving well by controlling Fisher's body position as best he can.
Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fisher with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
George Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fisher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Fisher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize. Pellegrino has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzaga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pellegrino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzaga slips nicely into half guard.
Pellegrino is looking for a sweep. Gonzaga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzaga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Gonzaga there.
Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura but Pellegrino is defending well.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but Pellegrino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzaga to get the leverage.
Pellegrino is trying to control but can't.
Pellegrino gets back to full guard.
Gonzaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pellegrino working a defensive guard here.
Pellegrino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pellegrino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pellegrino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzaga drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pellegrino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pellegrino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pellegrino!
Gonzaga is breathing heavily.
Gonzaga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzaga defending well though.
Gonzaga manages to get to full guard.
Gonzaga working for a triangle but Pellegrino defends it easily.
Gonzaga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pellegrino.
Gonzaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzaga, not yet.
Gonzaga keeping full guard, as Pellegrino tries to pass.
Gonzaga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pellegrino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pellegrino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga wants to sweep here but Pellegrino controlling him for the moment.
Pellegrino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pellegrino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing Pellegrino from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pellegrino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pellegrino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pellegrino looking to pass the guard.
Pellegrino sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gonzaga doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Pellegrino paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gonzaga - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Urijah Gonzaga!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Bill (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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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffalo Bill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill misses with the combination.
Monroe scores with a takedown into Bill's guard.
Bill looking to control.
Monroe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monroe trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monroe preventing the sweep.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monroe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bill keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monroe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bill prevents Monroe from improving his position.
Bill passes to side control.
Bill trying to control the action but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Bill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monroe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Monroe scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Bill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Monroe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Monroe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Monroe!
Bill looks gassed!
Bill taking a bit of punishment here - Monroe scoring with strikes.
Monroe wants to control but Bill is keeping him busy.
Monroe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Monroe scoring with punches from side control.
Monroe grinds an elbow into Bill's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill sneaks back into half guard.
Bill trying to hold on to Monroe's head to control him but Monroe postures up.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bill taking some punishment here, with Monroe in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bill keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill wants to sweep but no luck.
Bill keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe with a poor takedown
and Bill counters with a body kick that stops Monroe in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monroe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bill tries to bum rush Monroe with a series of wild strikes but Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monroe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Monroe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bill is trying to maintain the position but Monroe is very close to passing his half guard.
Monroe throwing shots but Bill is blocking nicely.
Bill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Monroe.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monroe lands a nice short elbow.
Bill regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Monroe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Monroe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monroe shoots and misses
and Bill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bill throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Bill misses.
Monroe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bill gets back to full guard.
Bill throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bill is on top in guard.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monroe lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Bill won't allow Monroe to sweep him here.
Bill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bill tries to avoid it but Monroe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bill to the ground. Bill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe shoots in looking for a takedown. Bill tries to sprawl out of it but Monroe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Bill circles away easily
and Bill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bill circles away.
A nice combination there by Bill.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Bill.
Monroe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michael Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bill postures up.
Monroe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Monroe tries to get out of the position.
Monroe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monroe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monroe is thwarting Bill's attempts to control the position.
Monroe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill missing with punches from the bottom.
Monroe is trying to control the action in half guard but Bill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bill wants to improve his position but Monroe is controlling well.
Bill manages to get to full guard.
Bill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill shoots and misses
and Monroe counters with a single leg into guard. Bill didn't expect that.
Bill keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monroe won't allow Bill to sweep him here.
Bill trying to keep a closed guard but Monroe is proving a slippery customer.
Bill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monroe slips nicely into half guard.
Monroe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bill on the ground.
Nice strikes from Monroe there.
Monroe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bill punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Monroe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bill gets the takedown into side control.
Bill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monroe keeps working.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bill lands a nice forearm strike.
Bill working away.
Bill trying to control the position but Monroe is working away.
Bill lands a nice forearm strike.
Bill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Monroe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Bill or perhaps it was just good defense by Monroe which made him look bad.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Bill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monroe with good strikes from the mount here!
Monroe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bill?
Bill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Monroe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monroe working the ground and pound effectively.
Monroe with a couple of short strikes.
Bill wants to control but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bill hang on?
Monroe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Monroe with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bill taking shots to the head.
Bill tries to reverse the position but Monroe maintains control.
Bill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monroe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monroe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bill looks a forlorn figure.
Bill tries to hold on but Monroe pushes him away.
Monroe lands a big elbow.
Bill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Monroe with shots to the head and body - Bill looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill tries to hold on but Monroe postures up.
Monroe prevents Bill from getting the reversal.
Monroe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Monroe prevents Bill from getting the reversal.
Monroe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bill's face.
A nice elbow there by Monroe.
Monroe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bill hang on?
Monroe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bill looks a forlorn figure.
Monroe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bill's face.
Monroe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bill wants to hold on but Monroe pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monroe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bill looks a forlorn figure.
Bill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Monroe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buffalo Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe wants to control but Bill is keeping him busy.
Monroe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Bill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monroe thows a huge punch but Bill dodges it nicely.
Monroe is tying to control. Bill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bill is pressing down on Monroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monroe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Michael Monroe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monroe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Monroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Piletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piletich's entrance music is King of Kings. A fine choice. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cyborg Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Piletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piletich gets a takedown into half guard.
Piletich trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to control but Piletich is keeping busy.
Piletich tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Piletich has control of the leg.
Piletich is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries to roll over but Piletich keeps him under control.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Piletich in his half guard.
Piletich is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piletich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piletich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Piletich shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Piletich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Piletich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Piletich swinging wilding here.
Piletich throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Piletich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Piletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piletich is breathing heavily.
Piletich dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piletich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Piletich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piletich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva looks to land a combination but Piletich avoids it well.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva digs a good body shot into Piletich's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cyborg Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piletich shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Silva catches Piletich right on the button with a cross.
Piletich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piletich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piletich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piletich.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piletich backs up against the cage.
Silva throws a right and a left that Piletich avoids nicely.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Piletich rather than just go for the knockout.
Piletich throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Piletich's head but Piletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piletich misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Piletich moved out of range nicely.
Piletich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piletich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Piletich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piletich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva scores with a one two! Piletich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piletich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Piletich is controlling well.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Piletich is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyborg Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piletich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Piletich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Piletich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Piletich looking to control but instead Silva has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Matt Piletich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piletich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva with a hook.
Piletich shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Piletich defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Piletich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Piletich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Piletich looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Piletich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Piletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Piletich walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Piletich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piletich counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piletich controls the position from side control.
Piletich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Piletich is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is controlling Piletich's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Piletich trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.
Piletich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piletich stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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.
Piletich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Piletich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Piletich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Piletich throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Piletich.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Piletich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Piletich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Piletich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Piletich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Piletich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piletich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Piletich off looking to stand but Piletich dives back in and keeps control.
Piletich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piletich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Piletich is controlling him well.
Piletich trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Piletich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piletich manages to avoid it.
Piletich shoots in but no luck this time.
Piletich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Piletich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piletich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piletich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva wants to control but Piletich postures up.
Piletich is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Piletich landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich controlling the position easily from mount.
Piletich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piletich goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Piletich's guard.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Piletich misses with a two punch combination.
Piletich fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Piletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piletich throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Piletich looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Piletich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piletich slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Piletich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a combination
and Piletich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Matt Piletich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piletich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Piletich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Piletich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piletich 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Piletich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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6 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwacie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Gwacie on that attempt.
Hickson Gwacie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Gwacie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hickson Gwacie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Gwacie. Gwacie gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Gwacie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gwacie moves away.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Gwacie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gwacie is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a head kick but Gwacie moves out of range.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Morgan! Gwacie is out on his feet! Morgan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gwacie is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gwacie is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Morgan!
Harry Morgan is the new welterweight champion!
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