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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into the arena with Saliva - Click Click Boom blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandar Dobren!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison lands a jab to the nose.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Harrison lunges at Dobren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dobren's hand.
Harrison digs a good body shot into Dobren's ribs.
No joy there for Harrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dobren looks gassed!
Harrison closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dobren! Harrison dives in looking to finish! Dobren is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Harrison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warren gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Warren counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warren.
Warren wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Warren content to stall in guard here.
Warren trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Warren is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Warren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warren looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Warren lands a big elbow.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warren avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Warren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warren looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warren pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren controlling from the full mount.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Warren's attempts to control the action.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Warren wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warren tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warren punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Reggie Warren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Warren gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie tries to bench press Warren off him but Warren keeps the position.
Warren happy to just control the position for now.
Warren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Warren controls from the top position.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Warren controlling from side mount.
Warren works to advance to full mount. Gracie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren dominated that round.
That's time! Warren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warren jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Warren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Warren manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Warren's guard.
Warren manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Warren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Warren is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Warren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warren trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Warren controls the pace.
Warren has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Warren won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Warren is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Warren's back instead.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is not going to allow Warren to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie avoiding Warren 's attempts to control his hands.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Reggie Warren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warren scores a takedown into full mount!
Warren controlling from the full mount.
Warren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Warren's attempts to control the action.
Warren controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Reggie Warren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warren.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Warren advances to mount.
Reggie Warren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warren gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Warren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Warren controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Warren controlling from side mount.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Warren has passed into mount! Damn!
A nice elbow there by Warren.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Warren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warren wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Warren is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Warren trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Warren has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Warren is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Warren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Warren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Warren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Reggie Warren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Warren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Warren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gracie some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Warren landing strikes.
Warren tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Warren controlling the position.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Warren off and has taken his back!
Warren trying to control but not successfully.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Warren is controlling his hands well.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Warren manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Warren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Warren wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warren stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Reggie Warren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Warren clinches up against the cage.
Warren manages to pull guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren working a defensive guard here.
Reggie Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Warren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warren 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Reggie Warren!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Reggie Warren!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Reggie Warren!
Reggie Warren wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (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 middleweight 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, Vincent Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viittala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viittala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Viittala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viittala working for a triangle but Castillo defends it easily.
Castillo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Viittala tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
Viittala tries to escape but Castillo is in control.
Castillo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A left and a right from Viittala both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Vincent Castillo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Viittala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viittala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viittala has his foot on Castillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Viittala looks gassed!
Castillo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A jab lands there for Castillo.
Viittala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viittala looks to land a combination. Castillo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vincent Castillo's cut is getting worse.
Viittala lands a jab to the head.
Viittala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Viittala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillo!
Castillo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Viittala.
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Viittala tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castillo tries to hold on but Viittala postures up.
Viittala is landing with some decent strikes but Castillo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Castillo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala looking to finish Castillo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castillo!
A nice elbow there by Viittala.
Castillo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Castillo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vincent Castillo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Viittala lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castillo hang on?
Viittala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeez, Vincent Castillo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vincent Castillo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rauno Viittala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diso Nakeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diso Nakeo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diso Nakeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakeo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakeo showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Nakeo sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakeo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakeo thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Nakeo 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.
Nakeo is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakeo.
Nakeo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakeo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Nakeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakeo is working hard here to advance position.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakeo is breathing heavily.
Nakeo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
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.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva shoots in but Nakeo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Nakeo fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva won't allow Nakeo to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control but Nakeo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Nakeo has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Nakeo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakeo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Nakeo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Nakeo is looking for a sweep.
Silva taking a breather here.
Nakeo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakeo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva prevents Nakeo from getting the reversal.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakeo is looking to escape.
The referee warns Nakeo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Nakeo tries to improve position but can't.
Nakeo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nakeo tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Nakeo trying to control from the bottom.
Nakeo is looking to improve his position.
Silva is pressing down on Nakeo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakeo is holding on for now.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nakeo's head.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is tying to control. Nakeo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Nakeo is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakeo lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakeo misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Nakeo didn't expect that.
Wanderlei Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakeo being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakeo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Nakeo working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Nakeo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakeo is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Nakeo won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Nakeo's temple.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakeo keeps working.
Nakeo trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Nakeo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Nakeo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nakeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakeo as he jumps to the side.
Nakeo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diso Nakeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakeo gets back to half guard.
Nakeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakeo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakeo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakeo looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Nakeo wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nakeo there!
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.
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. And we move into the final round!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakeo is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Nakeo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakeo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakeo stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakeo.
Nakeo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakeo seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakeo throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakeo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva pulls Nakeo in close to prevent any damage.
Nakeo passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakeo.
Nakeo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakeo wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nakeo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Nakeo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Nakeo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Nakeo trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Nakeo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Nakeo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakeo is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Nakeo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva trying to control but Nakeo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakeo can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakeo is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Nakeo is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diso Nakeo.
I think Silva 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ala yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus's choice of entrance music: Mariachi Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ala yeo!
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, Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yeo fails to land the takedown.
yeo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks for the body kick but yeo saw that one coming.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus pushes yeo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from yeo.
yeo blocks an elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus stalling in the clinch but yeo improves position.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a shot to the body.
yeo tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ala yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yeo is trying to drag Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus to the mat but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
yeo tries to pull guard but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus holds him up against the cage and eventually yeo drops back down to his feet.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws an elbow that misses.
yeo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a damaging elbow.
yeo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus pulls his leg out and moves away.
yeo is breathing heavily.
yeo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to clinch
and yeo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus won't be happy with that.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on yeo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is pulling down on yeo's head to control his posture.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus working a defensive guard here.
yeo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking for a triangle but yeo pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus managing to control the position.
yeo wanted to stand there but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus had control of the position.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
yeo moves out of range as Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws a body kick.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for yeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to land a front kick but yeo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to clinch up.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus instigates a clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus has taken the fight to the clinch.
yeo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
yeo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to clinch but yeo moves out of range.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus doesn't manage to clinch there - yeo circles away.
yeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus fails with an attempt to clinch.
yeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
yeo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to avoid it but yeo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus to the ground. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to clinch but yeo is having none of it.
yeo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus swivels and escapes.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with yeo, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but yeo avoids the damage to the body.
yeo letting Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus take a breather here.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus rushes yeo and presses him up against the cage.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus just stands there and leans against the cage.
yeo is trying to break free.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws a half hearted mid kick.
yeo looks to clinch
and Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus counters by clinching up.
yeo takes an elbow to the forehead.
yeo tries for a takedown. No joy.
yeo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a knee to the body.
yeo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ala yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus cracks yeo with a nice body shot.
yeo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus wants to clinch up but yeo keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to land a front kick but yeo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus rushes yeo and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a left hand.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but yeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus moves into range and clinches up with yeo.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus stalling in the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
yeo managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but yeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through yeo's defenses.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of yeos head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from yeo.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ala yeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
yeo jumps guard but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus stands there with yeo around his waist. yeo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
yeo avoids the elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus, against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus clinches.
yeo blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but yeo avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus taking a breather.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets through yeo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus presses yeo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
yeo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
yeo is trying to break free.
yeo blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus landing knees to the body.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands an elbow just above yeo 's eye.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from yeo.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
yeo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but yeo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of yeo backwards.
yeo has had enough of the clinch but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus forces yeo back against the cage and clinches.
yeo avoids the elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus, against the cage.
yeo avoiding damage as Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus throws knees to the body.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but yeo avoids the damage to the body.
yeo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
yeo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus lands with a right to the head.
yeo dodges an elbow strike from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is stalling here.
yeo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by yeo as Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to tie him up.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is stalling here.
yeo managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus pushes yeo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
yeo decides to pull guard.
yeo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus has passed into half guard!
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and yeo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is pressing down on yeo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
yeo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
yeo tries to stand but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yeo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is proving hard to escape from.
yeo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of yeo, into his guard.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yeo is trying to control the position but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus wants to control from the top but yeo keeps moving.
yeo is looking for a triangle here but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus wants to lay and pray for a moment but yeo keeps working.
yeo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
yeo is squirming around, avoiding Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus works his way to his opponent's back.
yeo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
yeo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus's guard. Nice work there by yeo.
yeo has gone for a leg lock! Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus slips out almost immediately though and dives into yeo's guard.
Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but yeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
yeo wants to control but Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to ala yeo.
I think Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus 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 for Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus!
Paco Gonzales Ruiz Garcia de Jesus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Marks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Cole!
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, Joey Marks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Marks gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marks moves into the clinch successfully.
Marks jumps guard but Cole stands there with Marks around his waist. Marks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cole looking for a takedown.
Marks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cole tries to pull guard but Marks holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Marks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cole to the mat. Cole regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cole, up you get!
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Marks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole tries to keep at a distance but Marks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marks lands a knee to the body.
Marks is trying to trip Cole. He has hold of a leg but Cole is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cole wants to sweep here but Marks controlling him for the moment.
Marks wants to stand but Cole is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marks looks gassed!
Marks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking for a guillotine here but Marks defends easily.
Marks is looking to stand up but Cole won't let him.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Marks from controlling successfully.
Cole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marks's guard.
Cole drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cole as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Marks screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cole! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Harry Cole!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Jannety (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Jannety has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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204 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Jannety !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jannety keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jannety shows good takedown defense.
Jannety closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Jannety .
Jannety missing with knees to the body.
Jannety escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Jannety as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Jannety sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jannety throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Jannety sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Jannety .
Jannety clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jannety trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jannety keeps moving.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson trying to control but Jannety is working from the bottom.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Jannety slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jannety passes into half guard.
Jannety is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jannety is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jannety tries to stand and escape but Johnson is controlling the position.
Jannety is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jannety looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jannety is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
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 Wayne Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.
A jab from Jannety misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jannety as Johnson shoots in.
Jannety has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jannety trying to land knees to the body.
Jannety misses with a knee to the head.
Jannety breaks from the clinch.
Jannety throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jannety wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jannety manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Jannety in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jannety !
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jannety is looking to escape.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jannety is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
Jannety would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jannety must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jannety won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jannety has passed into half guard!
Jannety takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Jannety has passed into half guard.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Jannety is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Jannety is very close to passing his half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jannety darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Jannety gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Jannety manages to break the clinch.
Jannety throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Jannety wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jannety is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jannety keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Jannety recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jannety wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Jannety has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Johnson can't escape the position.
That's two 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.
Jannety tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wayne Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jannety throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jannety trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Jannety isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jannety has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Johnson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jannety is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Johnson pulls down on the head and he's put Jannety to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wayne Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geistman comes to the cage accompanied by Twist. Scott Geistman 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Geistman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Geistman as he avoids it easily.
Geistman has managed to clinch.
Geistman successfully pulls guard.
Geistman working a defensive guard here.
Geistman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Geistman wants to sweep here but Santiago controlling him for the moment.
Geistman has a closed guard, preventing Santiago from standing up.
Geistman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santiago wants to get up but he can't break Geistman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santiago 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago is posturing up here but Geistman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Santiago tries to roll out but it's too tight and Santiago has to tap! Slick submission there by Geistman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Geistman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon has chosen It's A Fight by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Rua.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rua looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Rua tries to clinch there but Dixon circles away.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Dixon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Dixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon connects with a jab.
Dixon tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon wants to break free but Rua has control.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.
Rua taking a breather.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Rua wants a takedown.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dixon tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Rua clinches.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Royce Rua has been cut.
Dixon cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Dixon finds it's target.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Dixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Dixon there.
Dixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dixon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dixon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dixon is looking to land body kicks.
Dixon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Dixon lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dixon catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Rua is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Dixon scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon with a jab.
Dixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua looking for a takedown.
Dixon breaks from the clinch.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Dixon lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Dixon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Rua's cut.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Dixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Dixon works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Dixon closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dixon manages to break the clinch.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dixon clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Dixon misses with the combination.
Dixon cracks Rua with an open hand slap.
Dixon connects with a single shot there.
Royce Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rua. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rua tries to clinch but Dixon moves away
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Dixon.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua clinches but Dixon breaks the clinch
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
Royce Rua's cut is getting worse.
Dixon lands a two punch combo.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dixon drops Rua with a nice combination! Dixon dives into Rua's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dixon pushing down on Rua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon tries to stand and escape but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Dixon is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rua.
Rua wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.
Rua trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon wants to stand up but Rua is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Rua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dixon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rua stops Dixon from getting back to his feet.
Rua with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua is keen to just control but Dixon is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dixon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royce Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
Dixon scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason Dixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dixon stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dixon throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
Dixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Dixon.
A right-left combo lands from Dixon.
Rua looks to clinch
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dixon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dixon scores with a three punch combo!
Dixon lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dixon stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royce Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dixon scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Dixon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Dixon both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dixon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon digs a good hook to Rua's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixon dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dixon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Mason Dixon!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mason Dixon!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Mason Dixon!
Mason Dixon wins by unanimous decision!
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