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Combat Pro Rising Stars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Kerr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Kerr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Kerr!
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, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr fails to land the takedown.
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Kerr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mike Kerr has been cut.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock pulls guard effortlessly.
Shamrock wants to stand but Kerr is controlling the position.
Kerr is pushing down on Shamrock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shamrock is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Kerr with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr looks to clinch
and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerr pulls Shamrock into guard.
Shamrock stands up from Kerr's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and Shamrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerr's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kerr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kerr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shamrock trying to control but Kerr is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kerr is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Kerr won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Kerr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shamrock wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Kerr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Kerr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kerr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kerr gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kerr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents Kerr from improving his position.
Kerr is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr kicks off Shamrock and gets to his feet.
Kerr shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerr fails with the takedown.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerr counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Kerr passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Kerr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock scores a takedown into full mount!
Kerr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kerr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shamrock.
Kerr is working to get back to half guard.
Kerr tries to hold on but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock trying to control but Kerr is having none of it.
Kerr regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kerr.
Kerr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kerr pulls Shamrock in close to prevent any damage.
Shamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Kerr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerr prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr pushing down on Shamrock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Kerr lands strikes from half guard.
Kerr thows a huge punch but Shamrock dodges it nicely.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kerr moves into full mount! Shamrock won't be happy about that!
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Shamrock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?
It looks like Ken Shamrock has been cut.
Kerr looking to finish with strikes here!
Kerr looking to control but Shamrock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kerr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shamrock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamrock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kerr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shamrock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kerr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerr trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kerr.
Shamrock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shamrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kerr working Shamrock over with strikes here.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here. Kerr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kerr stands up from mount. Strange move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kerr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kerr misses with a takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kerr won't be happy with that.
Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kerr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kerr throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kerr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kerr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kerr trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kerr.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kerr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control the position.
Kerr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet but Shamrock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kerr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shamrock manages to get himself to full guard.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Shamrock wants to improve his position but instead Kerr has moved into half guard.
Shamrock is defending against the submission attempts here by Kerr.
Shamrock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kerr manages to move to mount!
Kerr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shamrock wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock trying to get back to his feet but Kerr is in full control for now.
Shamrock is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kerr off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Shamrock prevents Kerr from getting a body triangle.
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.
Kerr looking for the choke from the back.
Shamrock looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kerr.
Kerr punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kerr has good solid back control here.
Kerr has Shamrock flattened out and is raining down punches.
Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kerr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable has chosen Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medved tries to clinch up but Gable circles away and keeps his distance.
Medved uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Medved blocks a jab.
Medved doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Gable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Medved fails to land with a series of punches.
Medved slips under a jab from Gable.
Gable takes a swing at Medved's ribcage but misses.
Gable lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Alexander Medved has been cut.
Medved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gable breaks from the clinch.
Medved slips a straight right by Gable.
Gable moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Medved tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gable swivels and escapes.
Gable misses with a hook. Medved ducked under it nicely.
Medved throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gable connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medved stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Gable misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable misses with a few strikes there.
Medved pushes Gable up against the cage in a clinch.
Gable tries for a takedown but Medved manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Gable.
Gable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gable.
Gable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gable tries for a takedown but Medved circles away easily
and Medved counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Medved ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gable drops Medved with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gable follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (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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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lilja!
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, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lilja 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.
Lilja tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lilja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos has his foot on Lilja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lilja works his way back into a safe position though.
Lilja stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Lilja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
Lilja wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lilja is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
Lilja drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lilja jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lilja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lilja drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lilja jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lilja is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lilja postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lilja.
Dos Santos trying to strike off his back.
Lilja trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Lilja slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Lilja is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Lilja is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilja looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lilja taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lilja is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Lilja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lilja trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos 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.
Lilja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Lilja's head.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos slips a nice elbow through Lilja's hands, connecting with Lilja's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilja has hold of Dos Santos's hands but Dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lilja is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dos Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Lilja won't allow it.
Dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lilja!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dos Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Lilja frees his head quite easily.
Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lilja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos 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 Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lilja scores a takedown into full mount!
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilja has hold of Dos Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dos Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lilja gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Lilja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dos Santos scores with a nice shot.
Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lilja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lilja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lilja.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lilja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lilja's back!
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!
Lilja is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Lilja is taking damage to the body and head.
You can see the frustration on Lilja's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lilja trying to control the hands but Dos Santos breaks the grip.
Lilja rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Lilja won't allow it.
Lilja misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lilja doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Lilja is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilja is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Lilja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dos Santos working over Lilja with some ground and pound. Lilja looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lilja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Lilja defends it.
Lilja is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lilja feints and as Dos Santos raises his hands in defense, Lilja changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lilja dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lilja gets a takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lilja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lilja's back!
Dos Santos gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Dos Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Lilja is defending it well.
Lilja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lilja turns into Dos Santos and is now in his guard.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilja 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lilja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lilja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Lilja defends it easily.
Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lilja drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Lilja off! Lilja jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lilja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Lilja controlling him for the moment.
Lilja drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Lilja off! Lilja jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilja won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lilja scoring with some ground and pound.
Lilja drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Lilja off! Lilja jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lilja drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lilja jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lilja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Lilja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
David Lilja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilja fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Lilja's head but Lilja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crayton Phelps (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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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crayton Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps swinging wilding here.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Phelps moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
A combination from Phelps does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Phelps throws a one two combo.
It looks like Martos Santos has been cut.
Phelps gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phelps prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Phelps clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Phelps lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Phelps has double underhooks.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Phelps pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps looks gassed!
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Phelps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phelps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phelps is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phelps down to the mat. Phelps avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Phelps. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Phelps.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phelps misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phelps tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phelps.
Phelps throws an elbow that misses.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Phelps won't allow it.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Phelps throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Phelps.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phelps throws an elbow but misses.
Phelps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phelps has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps lands a knee to the head.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Phelps lands an elbow inside.
Phelps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Phelps.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps misses with an elbow strike.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos is looking to control Phelps's arms but Phelps gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Santos wants to break free but Phelps has control.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Phelps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Phelps.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Phelps is controlling the position.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Phelps managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Phelps with a knee to the head.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phelps instigates a clinch.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Phelps holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Phelps, against the cage.
Phelps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phelps looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Phelps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crayton Phelps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martos Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phelps has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Phelps kicks off Santos and gets to his feet.
Phelps throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phelps is not content to let Santos control the position.
Phelps manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Phelps pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phelps rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Phelps throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phelps tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Phelps instigates a clinch.
Phelps misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Phelps with a knee to the head.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Phelps stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phelps avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phelps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Phelps throws an elbow but it misses.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Phelps looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phelps just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
A knee to the head by Phelps.
Phelps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phelps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phelps throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phelps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Phelps.
Phelps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
Phelps managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phelps just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Phelps lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Phelps misses with an elbow strike.
Phelps throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Phelps keeps him there for the moment.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phelps's brow.
Santos trying to stall but Phelps improves his position.
A knee to the head by Phelps.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Phelps misses with a knee strike.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Phelps.
Phelps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phelps has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps lands a knee to the head.
Phelps misses with an elbow over the top.
Phelps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Phelps won't allow it.
Phelps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santos jumps guard.
Phelps stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phelps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phelps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crayton Phelps is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crayton Phelps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martos Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Phelps wants to clinch.
Martos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phelps moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Phelps, against the cage.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Phelps comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos is trying to drag Phelps to the mat but Phelps just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Phelps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to pull guard but Phelps won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Phelps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Phelps blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
Phelps throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phelps as Santos tries to tie him up.
Phelps comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Phelps.
Phelps lands a knee to the head.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos wants to break free but Phelps has control.
Phelps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phelps throws an elbow but misses.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phelps as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos jumps guard but Phelps stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phelps throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos looking to stall.
Phelps lands a knee to the head.
Phelps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phelps lands an elbow inside.
Phelps pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phelps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phelps throws an elbow but misses.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Phelps has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Phelps landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phelps throws an elbow but misses.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phelps gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Phelps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Phelps.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps landing knees to the head.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Phelps.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phelps.
Santos is trying to stall.
Phelps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Phelps looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Phelps misses with an elbow over the top.
Phelps misses with an elbow strike.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phelps lands a damaging elbow.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos has Phelps pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Phelps manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phelps connects with a knee to the head.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Phelps throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos taking a breather.
Phelps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phelps lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Santos wants to break free but Phelps has control.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Phelps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phelps throws an elbow but misses.
Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps lands an elbow inside.
Phelps tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Phelps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phelps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phelps lands an elbow inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phelps misses with a knee to the head.
Phelps looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crayton Phelps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phelps lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Phelps avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crayton Phelps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phelps 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crayton Phelps!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ervin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GURUTUBA BEBUM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GURUTUBA BEBUM!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BEBUM shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels walks forward and throws a big overhand right! BEBUM drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Daniels swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from BEBUM's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ervin Daniels!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maestre Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i kill people. 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, Maestre Hulk!
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, Arturo Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hulk.
The referee asks Hulk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hulk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gonzaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hulk connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hulk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
It looks like Arturo Gonzaga has been cut.
Gonzaga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hulk off and has taken his back!
Gonzaga looking for the choke but no joy.
Gonzaga looks gassed!
Hulk manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gonzaga's guard. Nice work there by Hulk.
Gonzaga wants to stand up but Hulk is controlling him.
Hulk landing some decent shots from guard.
Hulk postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzaga's brow.
Hulk 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hulk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzaga's guard.
Hulk working Gonzaga over with strikes.
Hulk drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
The cut above Arturo Gonzaga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hulk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzaga is rocked!
Arturo Gonzaga's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arturo Gonzaga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maestre Hulk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Boyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Rua both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Boyat.
Boyat sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Rua to the ground! Boyat dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Thiago Rua has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua is looking to get to half guard.
Boyat is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyat tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyat to the ground. Boyat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua avoids the head kick by Boyat.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Boyat avoids a kick to the body.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyat as he jumps to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyat.
Boyat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Boyat! Rua is out on his feet! Boyat rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rua is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rua is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Boyat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - More Human Than Human. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
A big left from Creed misses.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
Silva rushes Creed and presses him up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Creed can't break the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva prevents Creed from breaking the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Creed is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Creed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creed wants to break free but Silva has control.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Creed's face.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Creed controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Creed is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is striking but Creed is not phased and passes to half guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control but Creed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Creed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Creed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Creed loads up on a big left hand.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Creed's ribcage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva gets control of Creed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Creed manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Creed tries to escape but Silva is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shogun Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creed swivels and escapes.
Silva staying out of range there.
A jab from Creed misses.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Creed misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Creed is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Creed down to the mat. Creed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Creed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Creed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shogun Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Creed looks to clinch
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Creed's ribcage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Creed is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Creed can't break the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Creed is blocking nicely.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Creed wants to break free but Silva has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Creed can't break the clinch.
Silva prevents Creed from breaking the clinch.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Creed pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is looking to stand up but Creed isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Creed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva working for a triangle but Creed defends it easily.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva is striking off his back. Creed thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Creed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Silva blocks a jab.
Creed misses with a looping right.
Silva has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creed wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Creed tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard and drags Creed to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Creed is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sweep but instead, Creed has passed into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Creed is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Apollo Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Silva wants to control but Creed is keeping busy.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Creed closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A lazy body kick from Creed
and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Creed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Creed is blocking nicely.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Creed is blocking nicely.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Creed tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva pulls guard.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Creed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Creed stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Creed misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Creed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Creed. Creed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Creed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva has hold of one of Creed's legs. Creed is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minotauro Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolls Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minotauro Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses the jab.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nogueira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie wants the takedown. Nogueira is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nogueira's guard against the cage.
Gracie stays in close to Nogueira's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
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.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie stands up from Nogueira's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Gracie slips a jab from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nogueira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie gets to his feet - Nogueira follows without any prompting.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Gracie slips under a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Nogueira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
Nogueira misses the jab.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Gracie stands up.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
A big right from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nogueira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nogueira throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Gracie misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie 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!
Nogueira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Gracie slips under a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nogueira controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Nogueira wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Nogueira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rolls Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Nogueira is trying to keep Gracie in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rolls Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Nogueira is desperately trying to get back to 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 Rolls Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolls Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sprawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir has chosen i kill people as his entrance music. Fatih Emir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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, Bob Sprawl!
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, Fatih Emir!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Emir as Sprawl shoots in.
Emir looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Emir scores with a takedown into Sprawl's guard.
Sprawl looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprawl, not yet.
Emir postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emir content to stall in guard here.
Sprawl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sprawl trying to control the position.
Sprawl keeping full guard, as Emir tries to pass.
Sprawl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Emir is sitting in close to Sprawl's body. Sprawl has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Emir is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Emir is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sprawl.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Sprawl!
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