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UKC 6: Souza Vs. Set PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galvanizer Moshimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wanderlei Silva enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Galvanizer Moshimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moshimoto as he avoids it easily.
Moshimoto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moshimoto throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Moshimoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Moshimoto against the cage but Moshimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galvanizer Moshimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Moshimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moshimoto.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Moshimoto moves out of range.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moshimoto's waist but Moshimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moshimoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moshimoto.
Moshimoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard and drags Moshimoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is trying to keep Moshimoto in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Moshimoto pushes his legs off easily.
Silva controlling Moshimoto's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to keep Moshimoto in close.
Moshimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
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.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moshimoto!
Moshimoto is trying to stand.
The referee warns Moshimoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moshimoto is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva working for a submission but Moshimoto is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Moshimoto is having none of it.
Silva landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva drives through and clinches with Moshimoto against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moshimoto backwards.
Silva jumps guard and drags Moshimoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking to control but Moshimoto passes into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moshimoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moshimoto's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Silva wants to control but Moshimoto is keeping busy.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Moshimoto.
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Moshimoto covers up.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva tightening his grip on Moshimoto, looking for the choke.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva working for a choke but Moshimoto is defending well.
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Moshimoto is keeping busy.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
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.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Moshimoto has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Moshimoto is covering up but some of the strikes from Silva are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moshimoto prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva 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. This is the final round!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a takedown into Moshimoto's guard.
Moshimoto keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva gets to his feet. Moshimoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Moshimoto shows good takedown defense.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Moshimoto shows good takedown defense.
Galvanizer Moshimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Moshimoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva jumps guard but Moshimoto stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moshimoto misses with a knee strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moshimoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moshimoto smiles and moves away.
Moshimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moshimoto works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Moshimoto gets a clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moshimoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Moshimoto is controlling the position.
Moshimoto crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Moshimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Moshimoto tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshimoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Moshimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moshimoto is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moshimoto down to the mat. Moshimoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Moshimoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Moshimoto against the cage but Moshimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moshimoto is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Moshimoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moshimoto pinned against the cage. Moshimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshimoto moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Moshimoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moshimoto trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Moshimoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moshimoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moshimoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Moshimoto.
Moshimoto staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Silva controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshimoto is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Moshimoto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silva is working the ground and pound. Can Moshimoto escape?
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Moshimoto covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wanderlei Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Davol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davol has chosen Rammstein - Links 2 3 4 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Davol!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davol's waist but Davol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Davol moves out of range.
Davol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davol sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Davol is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Davis reverses the position - he's now on top in Davol's guard.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davol is keeping the position for now.
Davol is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davol.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davol goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Davis turns into him and now he's in Davol's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davol keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Davol throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Davol with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Davol goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis wants to hold on but Davol pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis gets back to half guard.
Davol 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.
Davol looks gassed!
Davol is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Davol is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Davol wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis wants to stand up but Davol is controlling him.
Davis is trying to control the position but Davol postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Davol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davol keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Davol counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davol goes for an armbar but Davis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Davis.
Davis wants to control from the top but Davol keeps moving.
Davol has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davol is breathing heavily.
Davol wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davol's head.
Davis wants to take a breather but Davol is having none of it.
Davol tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis is looking for a kimura but Davol is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Davol is not content to let Davis control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Davol.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Davol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Davol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Davol won't allow it.
Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis trying to stall but Davol improves his position.
Davol prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davol is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pull guard but Davol won't allow it.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Davol goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Davol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davol.
Davol looking to pass the guard.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Davol pushes his legs off easily.
Davol cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working for a triangle but Davol defends it easily.
Davis keeping full guard, as Davol tries to pass.
Davol is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Davol has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davis tries to roll over but Davol keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Davol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis fails with the takedown
and Davol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Davol is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Davol goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Davol's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davol is looking for a triangle here but Davis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davol is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is keen to just control but Davol is a slippery customer.
Davol is looking to improve his position.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Davol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davol keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Davol is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis trying to control but Davol is working from the bottom.
Davol strikes from his own guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis wants to control from the top but Davol keeps moving.
Davol is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davol throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davol looking for submissions off his back.
Davol is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davol is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Davis jumps into side control!
Davis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davol has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Davol is looking for a sweep.
Bruno Davol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis looks to clinch
and Davol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Davis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Davol is looking to pass Davis's guard but actually Davis recovers to full guard.
Kenny Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davol trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Davol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Davol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davol 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Davol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gonzala Kerrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kerrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "The Unforgiven III"-Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzala Kerrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerrison lands with a nice body punch.
Kerrison misses with a head kick.
Kerrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
rodrigo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerrison.
rodrigo wants to get back to full guard.
rodrigo is staying active underneath Kerrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
rodrigo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kerrison pulls his head out easily.
rodrigo trying to hold on to Kerrison's head to control him but Kerrison postures up.
rodrigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kerrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
rodrigo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerrison wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerrison closes the distance and clinches.
Kerrison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kerrison manages to end up in side control.
rodrigo is not content to let Kerrison control the position.
rodrigo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kerrison wants to control but rodrigo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerrison landing a few strikes.
rodrigo tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on rodrigo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kerrison throws an elbow but rodrigo slips to the side and avoids it well.
rodrigo is trying to improve his position.
rodrigo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
rodrigo manages to get to full guard.
rodrigo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
rodrigo looks gassed!
rodrigo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerrison kicks rodrigo off and gets back to his feet.
Kerrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
rodrigo gets caught flat footed, as Kerrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kerrison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
rodrigo keeping moving, preventing Kerrison from controlling successfully.
Kerrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
rodrigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kerrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerrison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
rodrigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerrison tries to free his leg and advance position but rodrigo is retaining full guard.
rodrigo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
rodrigo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
rodrigo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kerrison can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rodrigo has isolated one of Kerrison's arms. Kerrison looking to fight him off but rodrigo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo rodrigo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Duality as his entrance music. Evan Reis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Reis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Maximus moves out of range of the leg kick from Reis.
Maximus fails with the takedown.
Reis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maximus shoots for a double leg takedown but Reis sprawls well. He's pushed Maximus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Maximus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reis circles away.
Reis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maximus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus closes the distance and clinches up with Reis, looking for a takedown. Maximus pushes Reis against the cage but Reis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maximus counters with a shoot takedown. Reis fights it but they end up in guard.
Reis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maximus stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maximus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maximus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maximus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reis trying to control the position.
Reis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maximus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maximus landing some decent shots from guard.
Reis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maximus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maximus looking to pass the guard.
Maximus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maximus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reis's head.
Reis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maximus!
Maximus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reis landing strikes from the mount and Maximus is in trouble!
Maximus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Reis.
Maximus is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis lands with some strikes.
Maximus is desperately trying to improve his position but Reis has a good base and remains in mount.
Reis working for a guillotine from mount but Maximus is in no mood to give up.
Maximus is trying desperately to improve position.
Reis blocks Maximus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Reis landing strikes from the mount and Maximus is in trouble!
Maximus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reis prevents Maximus from getting the reversal.
Reis quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Reis but it's paid off an Maximus is forced to tap! Nice work by Reis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evan Reis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Favalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Favalas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
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, Thiago Favalas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Favalas.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Favalas sprawls well.
Favalas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Favalas throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Favalas misses with a double jab.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Favalas pinned against the cage. Favalas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Favalas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Favalas.
Gracie moves forwards but Favalas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Favalas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Favalas tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Favalas is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Favalas is on top in guard.
Favalas forces his way into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Favalas wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Favalas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Favalas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Favalas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but Favalas has passed to side control!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Favalas keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie is not content to let Favalas control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for a sweep but Favalas has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Favalas has a good base and remains in mount.
Favalas trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Favalas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Favalas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Favalas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Favalas is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Favalas circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Favalas tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Favalas to the ground. Favalas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Favalas tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Favalas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Favalas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Favalas looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Favalas lands a knee to the head.
Favalas with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Favalas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Favalas to work.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Favalas gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Favalas breaks from the clinch.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Favalas misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Favalas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favalas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Favalas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Favalas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Favalas jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie 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.
Favalas is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Favalas won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Favalas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Favalas defends it well.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Favalas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Favalas is defending well.
Favalas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Favalas trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Favalas can't do much from the bottom here.
Favalas stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Favalas stops Gracie from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Favalas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Favalas.
Favalas pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie has Favalas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Favalas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Favalas leaning against his opponent.
Favalas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Favalas's waist but Favalas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Favalas pinned against the cage. Favalas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Favalas pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Favalas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Favalas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Favalas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Favalas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Favalas stuffs the takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Favalas is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favalas is holding on to half guard well.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Favalas is defending well.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Favalas defends it.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Favalas pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
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.
Favalas stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Favalas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Favalas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Favalas looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Favalas sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Favalas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Favalas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Favalas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Favalas keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Favalas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Favalas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Favalas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie has an active guard here but Favalas has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Favalas trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Rickson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is pressing down on Favalas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Favalas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Favalas.
I've got Favalas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Favalas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaycer Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Gaycer Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson wants to clinch.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Richardson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richardson as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings for the body but Richardson moves out of range.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Richardson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Richardson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Richardson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Richardson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Richardson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaycer Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richardson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Richardson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson is not content to let Silva control the position.
Richardson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva looking to control but Richardson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Richardson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Richardson is rocked!
Silva goes for an armbar but Richardson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Richardson.
Richardson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Richardson pushes his legs off easily.
Silva pulls Richardson in close to prevent any damage.
Richardson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaycer Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Richardson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Gerald Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richardson pinned against the cage. Richardson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richardson as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richardson sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson trying to control from the bottom.
Richardson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Richardson defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
Richardson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva wants to take a breather but Richardson is having none of it.
Richardson controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva shoots in but Richardson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaycer Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richardson wants to clinch.
A big right from Silva misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Richardson is looking to improve his position.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Richardson controlling the position well.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richardson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stall here but Richardson recovers full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson.
Richardson is controlling Silva's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richardson is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaycer Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richardson!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richardson because Silva loaded up on that one.
Richardson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva working for the choke.
Silva tries to keep control of the position but Richardson is staying busy.
Silva is not going to allow Richardson to sit and survive in this position.
Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Richardson is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.
Richardson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Silva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but Richardson is controlling his hands well.
Richardson is really stuck here.
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Richardson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Richardson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva works his way into full mount!
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.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Richardson is on top in guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richardson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Richardson working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva trying to control the hands but Richardson won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Richardson's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richardson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Richardson tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.
Silva cracks Richardson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Richardson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Richardson covers up.
Silva wants to control the position but Richardson frees himself and scrambles - Silva manages to regain control in side control.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richardson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Richardson struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaycer Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaycer Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chriz Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Elias Babcock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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230 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elias Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chriz Tan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock tries to clinch but Tan moves out of range.
Babcock moves into the clinch.
Tan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Tan from controlling successfully.
Tan forces his way into half guard.
Tan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Babcock kicks Tan off and gets back to his feet.
Tan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babcock lands an uppercut.
Tan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Babcock.
Tan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Babcock lands a takedown into guard.
Tan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tan trying to control the position.
Tan looks gassed!
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tan is keeping the position for now.
Babcock really is a fat lump.
Tan can't keep his opponent in guard - Babcock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tan trying to control from the bottom.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Babcock.
Babcock is keen to just control but Tan is a slippery customer.
Tan trying to get back to full guard but Babcock takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tan is desperately trying to improve his position but Babcock has a good base and remains in mount.
Tan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babcock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Tan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babcock tries to control but Tan wriggling away.
Tan tries to lock up and control but Babcock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tan tries to hold on but Babcock postures up.
Tan regains half guard.
Babcock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tan defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tan trying to control but Babcock postures up.
Tan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tan.
Babcock won't allow Tan to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tan is looking for a triangle but Babcock pushes his legs off easily.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tan pulls Babcock in to control the position.
Babcock gets to his feet - Tan follows without any prompting.
Tan shoots in but no luck this time.
Elias Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chriz Tan.
Tan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babcock punishes Tan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tan throws a sloppy head kick and Babcock moves out of range easily.
Tan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tan prevents Babcock from getting the reversal.
Tan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chriz Tan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babcock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babcock tries to avoid it but Tan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babcock to the ground. Babcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babcock can pounce on him.
Chriz Tan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tan fails with a takedown attempt.
Babcock darts in and clinches Tan up against the cage.
Babcock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tan wants to get back to full guard but Babcock has passed into side control.
Tan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tan trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Tan is breathing heavily.
Babcock works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tan can't escape the position.
Babcock looking to finish Tan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tan!
Babcock with the ground and pound from mount.
Babcock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tan is looking to escape.
Tan can't escape the position.
Babcock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock controlling his opponent.
Tan wants to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Tan is working to get back to half guard.
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Tan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Tan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tan trying to control from the bottom.
Tan is positioning himself well to prevent Babcock advancing to mount.
Tan works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Babcock has his hands clasped together but Tan extends an breaks Babcock's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chriz Tan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KK Kaytovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pafuncio Valadares Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for KK Kaytovitch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KK Kaytovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pafuncio Valadares Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valadares Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaytovitch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valadares Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaytovitch is keeping the position for now.
Valadares Jr drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Valadares Jr as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kaytovitch screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Valadares Jr! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pafuncio Valadares Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Kid Rock - American Badass. A fine choice. West has chosen Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Bobby Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Lee!
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, Tristan West!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
West avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is thwarting West's attempts to control the position.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tristan West has been cut.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can West hang on?
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
West is rocked!
Lee landing strikes from the mount and West is in trouble!
West is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Lee looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has West covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Set (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paolo Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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269 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lord Set!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Set drives through and clinches with Souza against the cage.
Souza manages to pull guard.
Souza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Souza tries to get out of the position.
Setis looking to pass into half guard but Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Souza is in guard.
Set is striking from the bottom but Souza uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Souza seems content to control.
Set is trying to stand up here but Souza is controlling him well.
Set is looking to get back to full guard here but Souza has managed to pass to side control instead.
Souza wants to control the pace but Set is squirming around nicely.
Set keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Set swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza raining down shots from the mount!
Set is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Set is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Set looks gassed!
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Set throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Set tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza prevents Set from getting the reversal.
Set throwing hammer fists to the chest of Souza. What's that going to do exactly?
Set really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Set in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Set really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Souza controlling from mount.
Set tries to improve his position but instead Souza has taken his back!
Set is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Souza.
Souza controlling well, preventing Set from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Set is trying to get back to his feet but Souza has full control of the position and if anything, Set has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Set is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Souza is hanging on to Set's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Set clinches.
Set gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Set working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Set tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Set throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Set goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza tries to pull guard but Set won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Set smiles and moves away.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Set scores a takedown into full mount!
Set unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Set pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Set there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Souza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souza is rocked!
BOOM! Set connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Set landing strikes from the mount.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Set lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Set lands with some strikes.
Set avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza avoids a strike by Set and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Set's guard! Fantastic escape!
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Set trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control from the top but Set keeps moving.
Set can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Set wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Souza manages to pass to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souza in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paolo Souza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Set moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
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.
Set circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Souza as Set shoots in.
Souza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Set looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Set seems a little lost for a moment, as Souza dominates the positioning.
Set is trying to work for a sweep but Souza has mounted him!
Set really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Set slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Set throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Souza stops Set from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Set showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Set closes the distance looking to clinch
and Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Set working aggressively here.
Set fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Set lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Set swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Set misses with a punch to the body.
Souza can't get the takedown.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Set has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Set.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Set misses with a short punch on the inside.
Set swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza prevents a body shot from Set.
Set is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Set has his back to the cage.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Set smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Set rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set works on Souza's body with a couple of short punches.
Set is pressed up against the cage. Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Set down to the mat. Set avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Set avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Set scores a takedown into full mount!
Set takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Set scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Set looking to finish with strikes here!
Set throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Souza because Set loaded up on that one.
Souza tries to hold on but Set postures up.
Set thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Set is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Set cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Souza tries to hold on but Set postures up.
Set misses with a head shot.
Set throwing strikes but Souza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Souza trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Set throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Set missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Set lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Set with the ground and pound but Souza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Set.
Set is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Set with a flurry of punches that miss.
Set content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Set postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza keeping full guard, as Set tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Set.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Souza wants to break free but Set has control.
Souza pulls Set into guard.
Souza is pulling down on Set's head. It's preventing any offense from Set, at least for the moment.
Lord Set has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Set really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Set shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza stops Set from standing up.
Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Set pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Set wants to sweep but Souza has passed to side control!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Set is pushing Souza's head away, looking to escape. Souza manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set is looking to regain half guard here but Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
Set is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Souza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza misses the jab.
Set looks to clinch
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Set throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Set wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Set is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Souza dives into side control.
Set tries to bench press Souza off him but Souza keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Set is trying to work for a sweep but Souza has mounted him!
Set tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza content just to control the position here.
Set tries to reverse the position but Souza maintains control.
Souza controlling his opponent.
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.
Set looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Good control from Souza.
Set holding both Souza 's hands and preventing any damage.
Souza is hanging on to Set's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza had his way with Lord Set in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Set is trying to escape the mount.
Set sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Set wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza prevents Set from standing back up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Set does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set is looking to improve his position.
Souza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Set is looking to get to half guard.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Set is in a horrible position here. Souza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Set can't escape the position.
Set looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Souza biding his time, looking for the opening.
Souza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling well, preventing Set from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Set.
Set trying to get back to his feet but Souza is in full control for now.
Set is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Souza!
Paolo Souza is the new heavyweight champion!
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