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FFB 43: Dos Anos vs. Piletich PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alles Neu. Frulani has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Felipe Frulani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
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, Felipe Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kositzky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frulani misses with the combination.
Paul Kositzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frulani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frulani swings for the body but Kositzky moves out of range.
Kositzky 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.
Kositzky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kositzky looking to pass the guard.
Kositzky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kositzky postures up in Frulani's guard and throws a big left but Frulani blocks it.
Kositzky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frulani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kositzky is controlling him.
Frulani wants to sweep but no luck.
Frulani looks gassed!
Kositzky postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kositzky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frulani is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky working away.
Kositzky scoring with punches from side control.
Kositzky 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.
Frulani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kositzky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kositzky working the ground and pound.
Frulani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Frulani is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kositzky is controlling him well.
Kositzky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frulani, who protects the arm well.
Kositzky connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frulani some visible discomfort.
Frulani tries to bench press Kositzky off him but Kositzky keeps the position.
Kositzky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kositzky moves into full mount!
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kositzky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kositzky has hold of Frulani's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frulani manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kositzky with the ground and pound from mount.
Kositzky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frulani's face.
Kositzky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frulani taking shots to the head.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount.
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Kositzky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky working the ground and pound effectively.
Kositzky with the ground and pound from mount.
Kositzky working Frulani over with strikes here.
Kositzky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frulani looks a forlorn figure.
Kositzky working Frulani over with strikes here.
Kositzky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kositzky working the ground and pound effectively.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount.
Kositzky is working for a guillotine from mount but Frulani frees his head quite easily.
Kositzky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frulani defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kositzky with a couple of short strikes.
Kositzky scoring with strikes but Frulani is staying in there.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frulani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Kositzky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kositzky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Kositzky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kositzky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kositzky lands in his opponent's guard.
Kositzky connects with a couple of short punches.
Frulani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kositzky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kositzky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kositzky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kositzky works over Frulani with some ground and pound from guard.
Kositzky lands a couple of elbows.
Kositzky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Frulani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kositzky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frulani is breathing heavily.
Kositzky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frulani's guard.
Kositzky is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Frulani has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Kositzky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kositzky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kositzky is looking for a kimura here.
Kositzky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kositzky works his way into full mount!
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky with shots to the head and body - Frulani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kositzky tries to control but Frulani wriggling away.
Kositzky lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frulani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kositzky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kositzky is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kositzky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frulani?
Frulani is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A nice elbow there by Kositzky.
Frulani is still in real trouble! Can Kositzky finish him?
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Frulani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kositzky working for a guillotine from mount but Frulani is in no mood to give up.
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Frulani seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?
Kositzky with shots to the head and body - Frulani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kositzky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kositzky has control of Frulani's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frulani regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frulani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paul Kositzky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frulani can't escape the position.
Kositzky cracks Frulani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kositzky raining down shots from the mount!
Kositzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frulani can do to turn this around?
Frulani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kositzky is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky raining down shots from the mount!
Kositzky is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Frulani has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kositzky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kositzky lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kositzky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frulani?
Kositzky lands a big elbow.
Frulani tries to reverse the position but Kositzky maintains control.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kositzky scoring with strikes but Frulani is staying in there.
Kositzky 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.
Paul Kositzky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kositzky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frulani fails with a takedown attempt.
Kositzky with a hook.
Frulani takes one to the chin there.
Kositzky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kositzky is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Frulani hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Kositzky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oohlong Phart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oohlong Phart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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254 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oohlong Phart!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton misses with a few strikes there.
Aaron Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phart doesn't manage to clinch there - Acton circles away.
Acton thows a body shot but no joy.
Acton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Acton lands with a nice combination. Phart backs away looking to recover.
Acton fails to land with a series of punches.
Phart misses with the combination.
Acton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phart in his tracks.
Acton misses with a combination
and Phart counters by clinching up.
Acton breaks the clinch.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acton misses with a combination
and Phart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acton throws a series of punches but Phart avoids them all with ease.
Phart walks into a jab.
Acton misses with a double jab
and Phart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton has had enough of the clinch but Phart keeps him there for the moment.
Acton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Acton can't break the clinch.
Acton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Acton stops Phart from getting back to his feet.
Acton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Phart controls his leg.
Acton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A jab from Phart misses.
Acton throws a series of punches but Phart avoids them all with ease.
Acton tries to bum rush Phart with a series of wild strikes but Phart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phart misses its intended target.
Phart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Acton is trying to stall.
Acton prevents Phart from breaking the clinch.
Acton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phart is looking to clinch but Acton is avoiding it.
Phart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acton throws a combination that misses
letting Phart counter with a right hand.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Acton lands with a hook. Phart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acton.
Acton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phart throws a series of punches but Acton avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phart darts in and clinches Acton up against the cage.
Acton breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Acton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phart counters with a stiff right hand.
Acton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phart darts in and clinches Acton up against the cage.
Phart keeps control of Acton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acton.
Phart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Acton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phart keeps control of Acton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Acton stops a takedown attempt from Phart.
Aaron Acton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oohlong Phart.
Phart keeps control of Acton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phart breaks from the clinch.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Acton.
Phart looks to land a left hand but Acton moved out of range nicely.
Phart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acton counters with a three punch combo that has Phart backing up. Phart nods at Acton to acknowledge the strikes.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phart counters with a straight right hand.
Phart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Phart is trying to break free.
Phart gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phart trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Phart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Acton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Phart.
Phart closes the distance and clinches.
Phart successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Acton gets to his feet. Phart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Acton throws a combination that misses
and Phart counters with a left to the body.
Acton throws a combination that misses
and Phart counters with a three punch combo that has Acton backing up. Acton nods at Phart to acknowledge the strikes.
Acton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Acton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phart.
Acton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phart closes the distance and clinches.
Acton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Acton can't break the clinch.
Phart can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is working for takedown but Phart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Acton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Acton breaks from the clinch.
Phart doesn't manage to clinch there - Acton circles away.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Phart.
Phart moves in looking to clinch but Acton pushes him off.
Phart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Acton counters with a series of strikes. Phart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phart tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Acton counters with a series of strikes. Phart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phart has closed the distance and engaged Acton in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Acton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Acton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phart lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phart tries to stand but Acton is controlling from the bottom.
Phart postures up in Acton's guard and throws a big left but Acton blocks it.
Phart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phart wants to stand and escape but instead Acton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Acton stands up from Phart's guard - Acton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phart counters with a right hand to the body.
Acton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Acton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phart swinging wilding here.
Phart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acton wants to clinch
and Phart counters by moving into the clinch.
Phart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Acton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Acton tries to score a body lock takedown but Phart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Acton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phart is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phart decides to stand back up. Phart steps back and let's Acton get back to his feet.
Acton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Phart closes the distance and clinches.
Acton tries to break the clinch but Phart is controlling the position.
Phart prevents Acton from breaking the clinch.
Phart keeps control of Acton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phart turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Phart manages to end up in side control.
The referee asks Phart politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Phart prefers to stall for the moment though.
Phart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Acton to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oohlong Phart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Acton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phart closes the distance but Acton moves to the side
and Acton counters with a nice uppercut.
Acton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phart throws a sloppy body shot
and Acton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acton tries to bum rush Phart with a series of wild strikes but Phart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phart scores with a three punch combo!
Phart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aaron Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acton connects with a jab.
Phart misses with a body shot.
Phart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Phart duly obliges.
Aaron Acton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acton closes the distance and clinches.
Acton wants to break free but Phart has control.
Acton is trying to break free.
Acton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Phart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phart wants a takedown but no success here.
Acton has had enough of the clinch but Phart keeps him there for the moment.
Phart breaks the clinch.
Phart throws a right and a left that Acton avoids nicely.
Phart dodges the punch combination from Acton.
Phart tries to clinch up.
Phart darts in and clinches Acton up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acton.
Phart jumps guard.
Phart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Acton passes into half guard.
Phart makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Phart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phart clinches but Acton breaks the clinch
enabling Acton to counter with a crisp jab.
Phart tries to close the distance and clinch but Acton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acton looks to land a combination. Phart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Phart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phart misses with a two punch combination.
Acton lands a nice looking body shot.
Acton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phart tries to clinch but Acton is having none of it.
Acton looks to throw the jab but Phart is out of range.
Acton blocks a head kick by Phart.
Phart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Acton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phart.
Acton is trying to break the clinch but Phart has him pressed against the cage.
Acton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Acton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Acton has had enough of the clinch but Phart keeps him there for the moment.
Phart is working Acton over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Phart.
Acton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Phart.
Phart cracks Acton with a nice body shot.
Phart looking for a takedown.
Acton wants a takedown but no success here.
Phart has hold of one of Acton's legs. Acton is fighting the takedown attempt but Phart gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Phart wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
Phart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oohlong Phart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phart 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oohlong Phart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Zitto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Rousimar Pellegrino 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Zitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitto pushes Pellegrino up against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrino decides to pull guard.
Zitto is looking to work some ground and pound but Pellegrino has wrist control.
Zitto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pellegrino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zitto!
Zitto is trying to escape the mount.
Zitto is working hard here to advance position.
Zitto regains half guard.
Zitto gets back to full guard.
Zitto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zitto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pellegrino!
Zitto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pellegrino tries to hold on but Zitto pushes him away.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks Pellegrino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pellegrino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zitto with a couple of short strikes.
Pellegrino is trying to escape the mount.
Zitto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
Pellegrino is working to get back to half guard.
Zitto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zitto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zitto dominating with strikes here.
Zitto landing punches.
Zitto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
Zitto looking to finish Pellegrino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pellegrino!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
The referee warns Pellegrino that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pellegrino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pellegrino looks gassed!
Pellegrino taking shots to the head.
Zitto unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zitto landing punches.
Zitto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zitto breaks from Pellegrino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zitto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pellegrino's face.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks Pellegrino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pellegrino is looking to improve his position but Zitto isn't that keen on the idea.
Zitto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pellegrino's face.
Zitto dominating with strikes here.
Zitto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pellegrino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
Pellegrino is bucking up trying to escape but Zitto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pellegrino is rocked!
Pellegrino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pellegrino is still in real trouble! Can Zitto finish him?
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
Pellegrino seems to have recovered his senses.
Zitto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pellegrino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zitto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zitto lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Pellegrino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Pellegrino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zitto scoring with strikes but Pellegrino is staying in there.
Zitto breaks from Pellegrino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zitto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pellegrino taking shots to the head.
Zitto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pellegrino hang on?
Zitto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zitto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Pellegrino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Zitto lands a nice shot to the head.
Zitto raining down shots from the mount!
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Pellegrino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zitto breaks from Pellegrino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zitto looking to finish Pellegrino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pellegrino!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Zitto 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.
Zitto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pellegrino to the mat! Pellegrino manages to get full guard.
Zitto postures up and lands a big shot to Pellegrino's brow.
Zitto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pellegrino trying to keep a closed guard but Zitto is proving a slippery customer.
Zitto passes Pellegrino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zitto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pellegrino tries to roll over but Zitto keeps him under control.
Zitto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pellegrino is trying to control but can't.
Zitto drops an elbow to the side of Pellegrino's head.
Nice strikes from Zitto there.
Pellegrino is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Zitto there.
Zitto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pellegrino!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pellegrino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zitto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pellegrino hang on?
Pellegrino is in a horrible position here. Zitto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zitto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zitto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zitto looking to finish Pellegrino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pellegrino!
Zitto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Pellegrino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zitto lands with some strikes.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Pellegrino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pellegrino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zitto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pellegrino looks a forlorn figure.
Zitto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pellegrino?
Pellegrino is trying desperately to improve position.
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Pellegrino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zitto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pellegrino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zitto looking to finish Pellegrino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pellegrino!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zitto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Zitto lands a nice shot to the head.
Zitto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pellegrino can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto with shots to the head and body - Pellegrino looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Pellegrino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Zitto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pellegrino's face.
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
Zitto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pellegrino is in a horrible position here. Zitto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pellegrino working to try and regain half guard.
Zitto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Zitto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zitto landing strikes from the mount and Pellegrino is in trouble!
Zitto looking to finish Pellegrino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pellegrino!
Zitto with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Pellegrino is bucking up trying to escape but Zitto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zitto landing punches.
Pellegrino is looking to improve his position but Zitto isn't that keen on the idea.
Zitto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
BOOM! Zitto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pellegrino is in a horrible position here. Zitto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zitto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zitto with a couple of short strikes.
Zitto landing shots from mount.
Zitto scoring with strikes but Pellegrino is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zitto content just to control the position here.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Zitto 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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zitto.
Zitto wants to control but Pellegrino is keeping him busy.
Zitto lands an elbow.
Hank Zitto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pellegrino is looking to regain half guard here but Zitto keeps moving and retains side control.
Zitto landing strikes.
Pellegrino taking a bit of punishment here - Zitto scoring with strikes.
Pellegrino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pellegrino takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zitto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pellegrino!
Pellegrino taking shots to the head.
Zitto controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitto unloading with bombs!
Pellegrino tries to reverse the position but Zitto maintains control.
Zitto scoring with strikes but Pellegrino is staying in there.
Zitto wants to control the pace but Pellegrino is squirming around nicely.
Zitto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pellegrino hang on?
Zitto working Pellegrino over with strikes here.
Pellegrino is desperately trying to improve his position but Zitto has a good base and remains in mount.
Zitto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zitto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zitto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pellegrino hang on?
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto cracks Pellegrino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zitto lands with some strikes.
Zitto working Pellegrino over with strikes here.
Zitto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zitto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pellegrino tries to reverse the position but Zitto maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto with a couple of short strikes.
Zitto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zitto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pellegrino is looking to escape.
Zitto controlling his opponent.
Zitto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rousimar Pellegrino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino is in a horrible position here. Zitto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pellegrino is looking to improve his position but Zitto isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Zitto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zitto wants to control the pace but Pellegrino is squirming around nicely.
Zitto landing punches.
Pellegrino taking shots to the head.
Zitto lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pellegrino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
Pellegrino can't escape the position.
Zitto landing punches.
Zitto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
Zitto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zitto cracks Pellegrino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
Zitto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zitto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zitto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pellegrino is trying desperately to improve position.
Zitto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hank Zitto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zitto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Zitto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zitto 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Zitto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio comes to the cage accompanied by March of the Pigs (Valerna Remix). Fennessy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool - Bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
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, Chris Fennessy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fennessy is trying to get back to full guard.
Fennessy is pressing down on Maurizio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fennessy is wriggling around but Maurizio manages to pass to half guard.
Maurizio thows a huge punch but Fennessy dodges it nicely.
Maurizio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fennessy looking for submissions off his back.
Fennessy is trying to stand up here but Maurizio is controlling him well.
Fennessy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maurizio.
Maurizio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fennessy moves into full guard.
Maurizio lands a couple of elbows.
Fennessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Fennessy, not yet.
Fennessy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio trying to control the position from guard on top but Fennessy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maurizio stands up over Fennessy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maurizio stopping the sweep attempt from Fennessy.
Maurizio with a nice head shot there.
Maurizio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fennessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Fennessy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maurizio throws a big right hand that misses.
Maurizio throws a big right hand that misses.
Maurizio postures up and lands a big shot to Fennessy's brow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fennessy working for a triangle but Maurizio defends it easily.
Fennessy is looking for a triangle but Maurizio pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio advances position into side control!
Maurizio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fennessy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fennessy stops Maurizio from passing to mount.
Fennessy is pushing Maurizio's head away, looking to escape. Maurizio manages to hold on to the position though.
Maurizio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maurizio trying to control the position but Fennessy is working away.
Fennessy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio trying to control the action but Fennessy is working from the bottom.
Maurizio is chipping away with strikes.
Fennessy manages to get back to half guard.
Fennessy trying to control from the bottom.
Maurizio works his way into side control.
Fennessy can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maurizio trying to control the action but Fennessy is working from the bottom.
Maurizio tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fennessy's legs.
Fennessy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio wants to control but Fennessy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fennessy is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fennessy works his way into full mount!
Maurizio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Fennessy.
Maurizio wants to hold on but Fennessy pushes him away.
Fennessy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maurizio is surviving well by controlling Fennessy's body position as best he can.
Fennessy has hold of Maurizio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maurizio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that round.
That's time! Maurizio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maurizio throws a sloppy head kick and Fennessy moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maurizio.
Maurizio shoots in but no luck this time.
Fennessy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maurizio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maurizio tries a head kick but it misses.
Mick Maurizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurizio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fennessy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fennessy misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fennessy scores with a punch to the head.
Fennessy misses with a two punch combination.
Fennessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maurizio moves in looking to clinch but Fennessy pushes him off.
Maurizio tries to clinch but Fennessy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Maurizio with that takedown attempt.
Maurizio throws a head kick but Fennessy moves out of range.
Fennessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurizio.
Maurizio misses with a head kick.
Fennessy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maurizio as he avoids it easily.
Fennessy shoots in for a double leg but Maurizio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Maurizio. No joy for Fennessy on that attempt.
Mick Maurizio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fennessy is breathing heavily.
Maurizio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maurizio tries to score a body lock takedown but Fennessy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maurizio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fennessy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurizio.
Fennessy lands a right hand.
Maurizio trying to stall but Fennessy improves his position.
Maurizio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fennessy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maurizio has him pressed against the cage.
Fennessy is trying to break free.
Maurizio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fennessy can't fight it off and eventually Maurizio manages to take the fight to the floor. Fennessy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fennessy is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maurizio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fennessy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fennessy 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.
Maurizio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fennessy!
Fennessy is looking to improve his position but Maurizio isn't that keen on the idea.
Maurizio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maurizio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fennessy's face.
Fennessy tries to hold on but Maurizio pushes him away.
Fennessy is working to get back to half guard.
Maurizio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maurizio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fennessy looks a forlorn figure.
Mick Maurizio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fennessy is looking to get to half guard.
Maurizio landing punches.
Fennessy is working to get back to half guard.
Fennessy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fennessy is looking to escape.
Fennessy is working to get back to half guard.
Maurizio breaks from Fennessy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maurizio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maurizio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fennessy is trying desperately to improve position.
Fennessy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Maurizio. What's that going to do exactly?
Fennessy is looking to improve his position but Maurizio isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that second round.
That's time! Maurizio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maurizio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fennessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maurizio throws a head kick that misses.
Maurizio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fennessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maurizio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fennessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maurizio with a poor takedown
and Fennessy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maurizio wants to clinch
and Fennessy counters with a takedown into side control.
Maurizio tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Fennessy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maurizio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fennessy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fennessy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maurizio defends it well.
Fennessy thows a huge punch but Maurizio dodges it nicely.
Maurizio trying to control here.
Maurizio tries to roll over but Fennessy keeps him under control.
Fennessy has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Maurizio works to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fennessy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maurizio tries to clinch there but Fennessy circles away.
Maurizio throws a head kick but Fennessy moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Maurizio tries to clinch up but Fennessy circles away and keeps his distance.
Fennessy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maurizio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fennessy tries to avoid it but Maurizio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fennessy to the ground. Fennessy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Fennessy as he connects with a hook.
Fennessy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fennessy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maurizio tries for a takedown but Fennessy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fennessy stalks Maurizio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maurizio's face. Maurizio staggers backwards, shaken.
Maurizio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fennessy landing small, sideways elbows.
Fennessy tries to get to full guard but Maurizio has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio trying to control from Fennessy's half guard. Fennessy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fennessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Fennessy, not yet.
Fennessy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fennessy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Maurizio controls his leg.
Maurizio is defending against the submission attempts here by Fennessy.
Maurizio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fennessy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chris Fennessy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mick Maurizio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Fennessy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maurizio hang on?
Fennessy unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Fennessy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maurizio tries to hold on but Fennessy pushes him away.
Maurizio tries to control Fennessy's body but Fennessy pushes him off. Maurizio squirms to his side and now Fennessy has his back!
Maurizio covering up well under a series of strikes from Fennessy.
Maurizio trying to control the hands but Fennessy breaks the grip.
Fennessy looking for the RNC.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fennessy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Fennessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maurizio 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Maurizio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me as his entrance music. AJ Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Penn!
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, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barraquinha stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barraquinha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barraquinha drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barraquinha's brow.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn is rocked!
Barraquinha has cage pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Penn is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barraquinha - that's hurt Penn badly! Oh, another knee lands and Penn is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Penn doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Angelito Barraquinha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Reginald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Reginald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reginald Nefarious's 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Reginald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nefarious throws out a loose jab but Reginald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nefarious wants to clinch up but Reginald keeps it at a distance.
Sir Reginald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reginald throws a good cross that connects.
Nefarious lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown by Nefarious or perhaps it was just good defense by Reginald which made him look bad.
Reginald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nefarious misses with a straight right.
Reginald misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Reginald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reginald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Reginald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Nefarious 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reginald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nefarious doesn't manage to clinch there - Reginald circles away.
Reginald misses with a wild combination.
Reginald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nefarious throws a shot from downtown. Reginald moves away and avoids it.
Nefarious walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nefarious throws a sloppy body shot
and Reginald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nefarious misses with a body shot.
Nefarious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reginald misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious thuds his right hand into Reginald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reginald drops Nefarious with a nice combination! Reginald dives into Nefarious's guard, looking to finish!
Nefarious is rocked!
It looks like Reginald Nefarious has been cut.
Reginald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nefarious is still in real trouble! Can Reginald finish him?
Reginald stopping the sweep attempt from Nefarious.
Nefarious seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nefarious is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reginald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nefarious on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nefarious is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reginald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reginald misses with a shot to the body
and Nefarious counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nefarious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reginald circles away.
Nefarious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nefarious throws a series of punches but Reginald avoids them all with ease.
Nefarious tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reginald swivels and escapes.
Sir Reginald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Nefarious.
Reginald lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nefarious fails with a takedown attempt.
Nefarious looks gassed!
Nefarious looks for a takedown but Reginald sprawls well.
Reginald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reginald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nefarious. Nefarious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald throws a left that rocks Nefarious and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reginald dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nefarious regain composure!
Nefarious is looking for a sweep.
Reginald wants to stand but Nefarious is controlling his arm.
Nefarious sneaks back into half guard.
Nefarious is pressing down on Reginald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reginald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nefarious wants to sweep but no luck.
Nefarious looking to control.
Nefarious trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nefarious keeping moving, preventing Reginald from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nefarious is on top in guard.
Nefarious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nefarious advances to half guard.
Nefarious sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reginald defending well though.
Nefarious has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reginald is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reginald is in a horrible position here. Nefarious smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nefarious with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Reginald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
That's time! Reginald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nefarious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reginald circles away.
Nefarious is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reginald is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nefarious.
Nefarious shoots in but Reginald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reginald just misses with a punch to the body.
Reginald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nefarious avoids the body shot from Reginald.
Nefarious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reginald throws out the jab.
Reginald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nefarious doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nefarious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reginald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a body shot.
Nefarious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reginald wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nefarious looks to land a combination but Reginald avoids it well.
Nefarious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious scores with a hook.
Nefarious shoots in but Reginald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sir Reginald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Nefarious.
Nefarious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reginald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nefarious lands with an uppercut that bounces Reginald off the cage and back into rage.
Reginald takes one to the chin there.
Reginald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nefarious.
Sir Reginald is winning the standup battle so far.
Nefarious walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reginald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reginald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Reginald misses.
Reginald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nefarious keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nefarious swinging wilding here.
Nefarious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reginald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nefarious is looking to clinch.
Reginald misses with a looping right.
Nefarious wants to clinch
and Reginald counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious takes a swing at Reginald's ribcage but misses.
Reginald misses with a series of wild punches.
Nefarious goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nefarious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reginald avoids the body shot from Nefarious.
A big right from Nefarious misses.
Reginald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nefarious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nefarious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reginald looks to land a combination but Nefarious avoids it well.
Nefarious misses with a combination
and Reginald counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nefarious shoots for a double leg takedown but Reginald sprawls well. He's pushed Nefarious's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nefarious doesn't manage to clinch there - Reginald circles away.
Reginald stuffs the takedown attempt from Nefarious. Nefarious gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nefarious looks to land a right hand but Reginald moved out of range.
Nefarious shoots in for a double leg but Reginald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reginald lands a body shot.
Reginald throws a one two combo.
Reginald shoots for a double leg takedown but Nefarious sprawls well. He's pushed Reginald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nefarious's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nefarious duly obliges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nefarious, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Reginald. No joy for Nefarious on that attempt.
Nefarious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reginald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nefarious thinking.
Nefarious takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nefarious lands with a nice combination. Reginald backs away looking to recover.
Nefarious shoots for a double leg takedown but Reginald sprawls well. He's pushed Nefarious's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reginald stuffs the takedown attempt from Nefarious. Nefarious gets slowly back to his feet.
Nefarious tries to clinch there but Reginald circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald slips a straight right by Nefarious.
Reginald is looking to clinch.
Nefarious cracks Reginald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reginald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nefarious fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reginald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nefarious. Nefarious obviously looking to wear him down.
Nefarious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nefarious closes the distance and clinches up with Reginald, looking for a takedown. Nefarious pushes Reginald against the cage but Reginald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reginald's guard.
Nefarious distracts Reginald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nefarious postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nefarious forces his way into half guard.
Reginald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Nefarious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reginald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Reginald.
Nefarious misses with a few strikes there.
Reginald throws a lazy right hand but Nefarious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nefarious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reginald.
Sir Reginald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reginald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nefarious.
Nefarious looks to score with a jab to the body but Reginald is just out of range.
Nefarious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nefarious clinches up with Reginald and pushes him back against the cage.
Nefarious breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nefarious throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reginald's waist but Reginald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nefarious off to one side.
Reginald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nefarious looks to land a combination. Reginald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reginald looks to land a combination but Nefarious avoids it well.
Reginald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nefarious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reginald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nefarious.
Sir Reginald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Nefarious.
Nefarious staying out of range there.
Nefarious lands a jab to the head.
Reginald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nefarious counters with a right hand to the body.
Nefarious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nefarious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reginald manages to avoid it.
Nefarious shoots for a double leg takedown but Reginald sprawls well. He's pushed Nefarious's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nefarious looks to land a combination but Reginald avoids it well.
Reginald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nefarious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Nefarious catches Reginald right on the button with a cross.
Nefarious throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Reginald misses.
Nefarious lands a head shot.
Reginald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Nefarious.
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.
Reginald tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nefarious!
Reginald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nefarious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Reginald to counter with a crisp jab.
Nefarious fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reginald.
Reginald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nefarious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nefarious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nefarious shoots in but no luck this time.
Reginald misses with a double jab
and Nefarious counters with a single leg into guard. Reginald didn't expect that.
Nefarious trying to control but Reginald is working from the bottom.
Nefarious postures up in Reginald's guard and throws a big left but Reginald blocks it.
Reginald pushes Nefarious off and scrambles back to his feet.
Reginald is looking to clinch but Nefarious is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reginald's guard.
Nefarious missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nefarious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reginald can't keep his opponent in guard - Nefarious advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nefarious tries to pass to full mount but Reginald defends it.
Reginald is looking to improve his position.
Nefarious sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reginald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nefarious.
Reginald wants to get back to full guard.
Reginald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nefarious throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nefarious tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reginald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reginald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nefarious with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reginald wants to land a leg kick but Nefarious is out of range.
Nefarious closes the distance and clinches up with Reginald, looking for a takedown. Nefarious pushes Reginald against the cage but Reginald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious closes the distance and clinches up with Reginald, looking for a takedown. Nefarious pushes Reginald against the cage but Reginald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reginald misses with a shot to the body
and Nefarious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reginald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nefarious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Nefarious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nefarious 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Nefarious!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Delicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Thrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Delicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Jong Thrill!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delicious scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thrill walks into a left hand.
Delicious connects with a stiff jab that staggers Thrill - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abraham Delicious!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Byant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Byant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ferris Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byant drops his hands momentarily and Bueller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like James Byant has been cut.
Bueller misses with a looping left.
Ferris Bueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bueller - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Bueller.
Bueller throws a looping overhand right but Byant ducks down to avoid it.
Byant avoids the body shot from Bueller.
Bueller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bueller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bueller catches Byant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bueller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Byant sprawling to the canvas! Byant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bueller finish him?!
Byant is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueller.
Oh Byant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueller cracks Byant with a hook to the temple - Byant is on wobbly legs here! Bueller swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Byant falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bueller wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ferris Bueller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva 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
5 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Michael Monroe has been cut.
Monroe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Monroe keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Monroe is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to control Monroe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Monroe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monroe passes into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Monroe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Monroe has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva looks gassed!
Monroe breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Monroe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Monroe avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Monroe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
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 Silva's face.
Monroe lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control but Monroe is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Monroe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Monroe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Monroe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe landing shots from mount.
Monroe avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Monroe connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Monroe postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Monroe postures up.
Monroe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Monroe shoots in.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Monroe.
Check out the look on Monroe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Monroe trying to control from the bottom.
Monroe tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Monroe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Monroe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monroe 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.
Monroe cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Monroe chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva working for a triangle but Monroe defends it easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Silva working for a triangle but Monroe defends it easily.
Monroe postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Michael Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michael Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Monroe as Silva shoots in.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Monroe.
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!
Monroe in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Monroe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Monroe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Monroe won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Monroe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva has his foot on Monroe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monroe works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monroe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monroe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Monroe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
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.
The cut man is working on Michael Monroe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monroe moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Monroe is keeping him busy.
Silva blocks the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Monroe tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Monroe is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monroe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Monroe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monroe off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monroe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monroe lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Monroe frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Monroe is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wanderlei Silva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Anos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Piletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piletich has chosen Manowar-King of Kings as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Rafael Dos Anos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Piletich!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piletich lands with a hook. Dos Anos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piletich shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Anos sprawls well. He's pushed Piletich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Anos throws a solid leg kick but Piletich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Anos.
Piletich thows a body shot but no joy.
Piletich lands an overhand right.
Dos Anos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piletich fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Anos falls off balance throwing a combination
so Piletich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piletich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Anos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piletich advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Anos is trying to improve his position.
Piletich tries for a kimura but Dos Anos is defending well.
Dos Anos wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anos is trying to improve his position.
Dos Anos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Piletich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dos Anos stops Piletich from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Piletich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Piletich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Anos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dos Anos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piletich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piletich scores with a takedown into Dos Anos's guard.
Dos Anos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piletich's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Piletich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dos Anos manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Anos wants to sweep but no luck.
Dos Anos has momentary wrist control but Piletich slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Anos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Piletich!
Piletich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Anos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Piletich is looking to escape.
Piletich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dos Anos is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Piletich misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dos Anos misses.
Piletich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piletich misses with a hook. Dos Anos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Anos blocks a jab.
Piletich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anos throws out the jab.
Piletich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Anos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Anos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piletich.
Piletich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anos throws out the jab.
Dos Anos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab lands there for Piletich.
Dos Anos throws a looping overhand right but Piletich ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Anos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piletich counters with a shoot takedown. Dos Anos fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piletich throwing strikes from guard but Dos Anos blocks nicely.
Dos Anos trying to keep a closed guard but Piletich is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Anos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piletich manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Anos stands and throws Piletich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Piletich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Anos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Anos trying to control the position but Piletich is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Anos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Piletich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dos Anos but great work by Piletich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Piletich 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.
Dos Anos wants to slow Piletich down by chopping away at his legs.
Dos Anos throws a hook to the side of Piletich's head but Piletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Anos misses with a straight left.
Dos Anos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piletich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Anos won't be happy with that.
Dos Anos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dos Anos is trying to get back to full guard.
Piletich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Anos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piletich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Anos moves into full guard.
Piletich scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Anos is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piletich advances position into side control!
Piletich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anos is trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Anos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Piletich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Piletich trying to control the position but Dos Anos is working away.
Dos Anos is looking to regain half guard here but Piletich keeps moving and retains side control.
Dos Anos is working hard here to advance position.
Piletich wants to control but Dos Anos is keeping him busy.
Dos Anos pushes Piletich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Piletich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piletich moves forwards but Dos Anos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piletich takes a swing at Dos Anos's ribcage but misses.
Rafael Dos Anos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Anos loads up on a big right hand but Piletich slips the punch.
Piletich slips a straight right by Dos Anos.
Dos Anos throws a lazy right hand but Piletich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piletich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Anos.
Dos Anos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piletich shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Anos misses with a hook. Piletich ducked under it nicely.
Dos Anos throws the left hand but Piletich avoids the punch easily.
Dos Anos throws a hook but Piletich blocks it.
Dos Anos misses with a few strikes there.
Piletich scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich misses with an uppercut.
Dos Anos throws a right and a left that Piletich avoids nicely.
A big right from Dos Anos misses.
Dos Anos throws a big shot that misses.
Piletich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anos throws out the jab.
Piletich thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anos misses with a body shot.
Dos Anos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Anos misses the body punch
letting Piletich counter with a right hand.
Oh Dos Anos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piletich lands with a right and another and another! Dos Anos is in big trouble! Piletich lands again and this time it's lights out for Dos Anos! A quality knockout there for Piletich.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Piletich!
Matt Piletich is the new middleweight champion!
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