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Kings of Rio 47 - Honor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JHIMMY JAKA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JHIMMY JAKA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Neto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JAKA clinches.
JAKA goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neto prevents it.
JAKA fails to pull the fight into his guard.
JAKA looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JHIMMY JAKA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JAKA is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Neto to work.
JAKA wants a takedown.
JAKA wants to break free but Neto has control.
JAKA drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
JAKA misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JAKA is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from JAKA fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JAKA looking for a takedown.
JAKA is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
JAKA creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
JAKA wants to break free but Neto has control.
JAKA tries to pull guard but Neto won't allow it.
JAKA wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
JAKA can't break the clinch.
JAKA tries to break the clinch but Neto is controlling the position.
JAKA wants to break the clinch but can't.
JAKA misses with a body punch.
Neto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning JAKA up against the cage.
JAKA misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neto.
JAKA tries to break the clinch but Neto is controlling the position.
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.
JAKA jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neto walks away with a smile on his face. JAKA gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neto wants to clinch but JAKA slips to the side
and JAKA counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neto won't allow JAKA to pass to mount.
JAKA stalling away here and it's allowed Neto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
JAKA stops Neto from standing up.
JAKA throwing strikes from guard but Neto blocks nicely.
Neto wants to stand and escape but JAKA is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAKA drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neto!
JAKA is breathing heavily.
JAKA is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neto stands up and beckons JAKA to his feet.
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.
Neto darts in trying to clinch
and JAKA counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Neto!
Neto is trying to stand up.
JAKA moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Neto has worked his arm free - good work by Neto!
Neto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JHIMMY JAKA dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neto darts in trying to clinch
and JAKA counters with a takedown into side control.
Neto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
JAKA moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Neto has worked his arm free - good work by Neto!
JAKA looking to control but instead Neto has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JAKA throwing shots but Neto is blocking nicely.
JAKA throwing shots but Neto is blocking nicely.
JAKA content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
JAKA prevents Neto from standing back up.
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.
Neto is looking to get back to is feet but JAKA passes into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
JHIMMY JAKA overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
JAKA decides to take the fight back to the feet.
JAKA circles away from the clinch attempt
and JAKA counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAKA decides to stand up, so the ref orders Neto to his feet.
Neto wants to clinch
so JAKA counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
JAKA looking to sit in guard and control but Neto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Neto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on JAKA, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto clinches but JAKA breaks the clinch
and JAKA decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst JAKA is controlling him.
JAKA gets to his feet. Neto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and JAKA counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Neto!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JHIMMY JAKA 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. This is the final round!
Neto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and JAKA counters with a takedown into side control.
JAKA is looking to take a break and control but Neto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neto prevents JAKA from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
JAKA goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Neto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in JAKA's guard! Nice work there by Neto!
That's one minute gone in the round.
JAKA looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neto is one step ahead there.
JAKA is looking for a triangle but Neto pushes his legs off easily.
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.
JAKA looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neto passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
It looks like Neto is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAKA is looking to control Neto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can JAKA avoid being mounted?
Neto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
JAKA makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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.
Neto closes the distance looking to clinch
and JAKA counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.
JAKA trying to control the action but Neto is working from the bottom.
Neto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
JHIMMY JAKA showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for JAKA, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JHIMMY JAKA!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pulse of the Magoots. Tiago Lopes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Denny Prokopos!
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, Tiago Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Prokopos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Prokopos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Prokopos tries to control but Lopes wriggling away.
Prokopos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lopes working to try and regain half guard.
Lopes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prokopos is looking to work his way around to Lopes's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Lopes is trying to escape the mount.
Prokopos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lopes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Prokopos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lopes has Prokopos in his guard.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Lopes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokopos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lopes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prokopos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prokopos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lopes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Prokopos passes into side control.
Prokopos has hold of Lopes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lopes seems comfortable defending it but Prokopos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lopes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lopes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Prokopos couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Denny Prokopos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fonseca's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Chokechain" - 3oh!3. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by da Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
da Fonseca shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Fonseca moves away.
Walker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in da Fonseca's guard.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from da Fonseca.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now da Fonseca is on top in guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but da Fonseca is one step ahead there.
da Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and da Fonseca manages to pass to side control.
Walker is concentrating on defense, preventing da Fonseca from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Fonseca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. da Fonseca is working away from the top position though.
da Fonseca is looking to advance position but Walker won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
da Fonseca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
da Fonseca is stalling here. Walker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! da Fonseca seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Walker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
da Fonseca wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
da Fonseca can't do much from the bottom here.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with da Fonseca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on da Fonseca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
da Fonseca is trying to improve his position.
da Fonseca gets back to half guard.
da Fonseca trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
da Fonseca keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Walker looks gassed!
da Fonseca trying to control but Walker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. da Fonseca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker postures up.
da Fonseca wants to sweep but no luck.
da Fonseca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
da Fonseca landing strikes from the mount and Walker is in trouble!
da Fonseca looking to control and managing it successfully.
da Fonseca is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Walker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by da Fonseca.
da Fonseca controlling the position easily from mount.
Walker is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, da Fonseca has taken his back.
da Fonseca controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Fonseca is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Walker won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips da Fonseca off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Estacio da Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Muldoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mendes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hard Hittaz by Three 6 Mafia. Dave Muldoon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Mendes!
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, Dave Muldoon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Muldoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendes thows a body shot but no joy.
Muldoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for Muldoon on that attempt.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mendes throwing shots but Muldoon is blocking nicely.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendes decides to return to a standing position.
Muldoon moves out of range as Mendes throws a body kick.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Muldoon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mendes as Muldoon shoots in.
Muldoon slips under a jab.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Muldoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muldoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muldoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
Muldoon tries for a takedown but Mendes manages to get underhooks.
Edson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Muldoon.
Muldoon looking for a takedown.
Muldoon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muldoon looks gassed!
Mendes pulls guard successfully.
Muldoon throwing strikes but missing.
Mendes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muldoon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mendes looking for a guillotine here but Muldoon defends easily.
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muldoon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muldoon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muldoon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Muldoon stacks Mendes 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 Muldoon!
Muldoon tries for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Muldoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mendes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendes working a defensive guard but Muldoon passes into half guard.
Mendes is trying to stand up here but Muldoon is controlling him well.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes is staying active underneath Muldoon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Mendes 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.
Mendes lunges at Muldoon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muldoon's hand.
Dave Muldoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muldoon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muldoon slips a straight right by Mendes.
Muldoon closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. Muldoon pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muldoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Mendes as he checks the leg kick.
Muldoon tries to keep at a distance but Mendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muldoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Muldoon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mendes jumps guard and drags Muldoon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Muldoon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mendes.
Muldoon tries to stand but Mendes is controlling his head.
Muldoon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendes is looking to control Muldoon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendes avoid being mounted?
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Muldoon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Muldoon is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muldoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Muldoon slips the punch.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muldoon throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes connects with a body shot.
Mendes lands a nice shot that snaps Muldoon's head back.
Mendes misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muldoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muldoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Muldoon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
Mendes connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendes scores with a punch to the head.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muldoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes clinches up against the cage.
Mendes drags the fight down to the ground.
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muldoon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mendes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muldoon's back instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Muldoon taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mendes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Mendes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari comes to the cage accompanied by Stinkfist. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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141 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dasari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dasari connects with a high kick.
It looks like Andy Rain has been cut.
Dasari closes the distance and clinches up with Rain, looking for a takedown. Dasari pushes Rain against the cage but Rain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dasari moves in looking to clinch but Rain pushes him off.
Rain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain wants to clinch.
Dasari clinches.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Dasari is blocking nicely.
Dasari works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
Dasari managing to block the knees to the body from Rain.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Dasari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dasari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dasari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dasari blocks it with crossed arms.
Rain lands a knee to the body.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but Dasari blocks with his arms.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Dasari is blocking nicely.
Dasari takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dasari has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain landing knees to the body.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dasari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dasari is breathing heavily.
Rain trying to land knees to the body.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dasari.
Dasari misses with an elbow strike.
Rain blocks an elbow strike from Dasari.
Dasari manages to break the clinch.
Dasari darts in and clinches Rain up against the cage.
Dasari avoids a wild elbow strike from Rain.
Rain lands an elbow just above Dasari 's eye.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
Dasari looking to stall.
Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dasari blocks it with crossed arms.
Dasari wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Dasari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Dasari misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Dasari takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dasari.
Dasari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dasari swats away the attempt to clinch by Rain.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dasari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Dasari.
Dasari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rain counters by moving into the clinch.
Dasari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dasari avoiding damage as Rain throws knees to the body.
Dasari misses with a punch on the inside.
Dasari lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Dasari is trying to break free.
Rain landing knees to the head.
Dasari lands a left hand.
Dasari throws an elbow but it misses.
Dasari misses with a knee to the head.
Dasari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dasari jumps guard but Rain stands there with Dasari around his waist. Dasari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dasari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dasari gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rain regains guard.
Dasari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rain is looking for a sweep. Dasari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dasari is tying to control. Rain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari stops Rain from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dasari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rain is not content to let Dasari control the position.
Dasari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Dasari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dasari tries to keep at a distance but Rain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dasari lands a nice uppercut.
Rain tries to land knees in the clinch but Dasari avoids the damage to the body.
Dasari can't break the clinch.
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.
Dasari missing with knees to the body.
Dasari managing to block the knees to the body from Rain.
Dasari blocks the elbow strike.
Rain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rain trying to land knees to the body.
Dasari working aggressively here.
Rain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dasari misses with an elbow strike.
Rain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rain as Dasari tries to tie him up.
Dasari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dasari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rain counters by moving into the clinch.
Dasari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rain's defenses.
Rain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dasari is trying to break free.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dasari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rain counters with an outside leg kick.
Rain tries to clinch up but Dasari circles away and keeps his distance.
Dasari moves into the clinch.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rain tries to clinch up but Dasari circles away and keeps his distance.
Dasari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rain takes an elbow to the temple.
Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dasari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rain trying to land knees to the body.
Dasari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dasari decides to pull guard.
Rain preventing the sweep.
Rain trying to control but Dasari is working from the bottom.
Dasari working for submissions but it's allowed Rain to get to half guard.
Rain trying to control from half guard but Dasari is working away.
Dasari wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dasari defending well though.
Dasari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dasari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dasari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rain!
Dasari tries to control but Rain wriggling away.
Rain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dasari controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Dasari there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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.
Dasari fails to move to back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dasari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dasari connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rain really wants to buck Dasari off and get back to his feet.
Dasari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rain is looking to escape.
Dasari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dasari wants to finish this one by submission but Rain is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dasari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is trying to reverse the position but instead Dasari has taken his back - oops!
Dasari doesn't have the hooks in and Rain manages to turn into his guard.
Rain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Dasari is keeping the position.
Rain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dasari looking for subs off his back but Rain has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rain is pressing down on Dasari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dasari is holding on for now.
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.
Dasari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rain.
Rain is looking to advance position but Dasari won't allow it.
Rain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dasari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Dasari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rain tries to stand and escape but Dasari is controlling the position.
Dasari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rain tries to clinch up but Dasari circles away and keeps his distance.
Dasari closes the distance but Rain moves to the side
and Rain counters by clinching up.
Dasari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dasari's face.
Dasari manages to break the clinch.
Dasari wants to clinch
and Rain counters by clinching up.
Rain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dasari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dasari breaks from the clinch.
Dasari misses with a body shot
and Rain counters with a good low kick that Dasari was not able to check.
Dasari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dasari.
Dasari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dasari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dasari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dasari closes the distance but Rain moves to the side
and Rain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari missing with knees to the body.
Rain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dasari trying to control the position but instead, Rain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dasari into the cage.
A knee to the head by Rain.
Dasari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rain crunches a lovely knee into Dasari's ribcage.
Dasari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rain landing knees to the body.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Dasari is blocking nicely.
Dasari has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment.
Dasari trying to land knees to the body.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dasari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dasari fails with the takedown
and Rain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rain blocking some punches.
Dasari lands a nice shot to the body.
Rain lands an elbow just above Dasari 's eye.
Dasari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rain walks away with a smile on his face. Dasari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasha Dasari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rain moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
Dasari has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment.
Dasari wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dasari tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position.
Dasari jumps guard and drags Rain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rain won't allow Dasari to sweep him here.
Rain stands and throws Dasari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dasari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dasari looks to move to half guard but instead Rain has passed into mount! Damn!
Dasari is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain controlling from mount.
Dasari wants to control but Rain is having none of it.
Rain controlling from mount.
Dasari wants to hold on but Rain pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dasari is working to get back to half guard.
Dasari gets back to half guard.
Rain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dasari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rain trying to pass the guard but Dasari defending well.
Dasari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rain is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rain 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Thirty to Life (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirty to Life's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Murder is the Case. Brock Steiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
290 lbs
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21
290 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diamond Thirty to Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner fails to land with a series of punches.
Brock Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner throws a sloppy head kick and Thirty to Life moves out of range easily.
Thirty to Life slips under a jab from Steiner.
Thirty to Life shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steiner as he jumps to the side.
Thirty to Life shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thirty to Life avoids the attempt from Steiner to control.
Steiner is looking to improve his position but Thirty to Life isn't that keen on the idea.
Thirty to Life misses with a head shot.
Thirty to Life working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thirty to Life dominating with strikes here.
Thirty to Life looking to control but Steiner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries to hold on but Thirty to Life postures up.
Thirty to Life controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thirty to Life throwing strikes here but Steiner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thirty to Life in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thirty to Life 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.
Thirty to Life in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thirty to Life with shots to the head and body - Steiner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thirty to Life loads up with a big shot that hurts Steiner! He's pulled Thirty to Life in close but Thirty to Life has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Steiner survive? More strikes from Thirty to Life and Steiner is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diamond Thirty to Life!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and math scolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, math scolar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia looks to land a combination but scolar avoids it well.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? scolar is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, scolar circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia scores a takedown into full mount!
scolar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maia landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia looking to secure an arm triangle but scolar defends it well.
scolar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Maia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But scolar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from scolar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
scolar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but scolar is proving a slippery customer.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
scolar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
scolar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
scolar wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
scolar controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for subs off his back but scolar has passed one foot through into half guard.
scolar stands up and beckons Maia to join him on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from scolar. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
scolar lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
scolar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
scolar lands a big shot that drops Maia! Can he finish him?
Maia is rocked!
scolar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
scolar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Maia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
scolar stands up and waves to Maia to follow him.
Maia seems to have got his legs back now.
scolar lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Maia - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for scolar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). math scolar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Simpleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grgur Zvonimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Simpleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grgur Zvonimir!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvonimir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grgur Zvonimir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zvonimir tries a head kick but it misses.
Zvonimir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpleton throws out the jab.
Zvonimir throws a head kick that misses.
Simpleton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zvonimir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zvonimir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpleton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Simpleton lands in his opponent's guard.
Simpleton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zvonimir is proving hard to escape from.
Simpleton postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zvonimir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simpleton stopping the sweep attempt from Zvonimir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpleton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Simpleton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zvonimir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simpleton manages to get himself to full guard.
Simpleton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zvonimir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zvonimir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zvonimir forces his way into half guard.
Zvonimir is working for a kimura but Simpleton is defending it quite comfortably.
Zvonimir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simpleton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zvonimir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton actively working from the bottom here.
Simpleton trying to control but Zvonimir postures up.
Zvonimir is keen to just control but Simpleton is a slippery customer.
Simpleton is defending against the submission attempts here by Zvonimir.
Simpleton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir wants to pass the guard but Simpleton is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zvonimir throws a head kick but Simpleton moves out of range.
Zvonimir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpleton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zvonimir backs up against the cage.
Zvonimir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simpleton lands a glancing blow to the side of Zvonimir's head.
It looks like Grgur Zvonimir has been cut.
Zvonimir throws a head kick but Simpleton moves out of range.
Simpleton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zvonimir looks gassed!
Simpleton misses with a takedown attempt - Zvonimir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Simpleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpleton misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zvonimir throws a head kick that misses.
Simpleton throws a series of punches but Zvonimir avoids them all with ease.
Zvonimir staying out of range there.
Zvonimir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpleton.
Zvonimir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpleton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Zvonimir.
Zvonimir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpleton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Simpleton lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zvonimir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Simpleton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grgur Zvonimir's cut.
That's time! Simpleton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zvonimir throws a head kick but Simpleton moves out of range.
Zvonimir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zvonimir takes one to the chin there.
Simpleton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zvonimir sprawls well initially but Simpleton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simpleton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zvonimir defending well though.
Simpleton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Simpleton prevents Zvonimir from improving his position.
Simpleton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zvonimir keeps working.
Zvonimir is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Simpleton pulls his head out easily.
Zvonimir is breathing heavily.
Simpleton trying to control the action but Zvonimir is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpleton passes into side control, despite Zvonimir's attempt to control the position.
Zvonimir is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simpleton shoots for a double leg takedown but Zvonimir sprawls well. He's pushed Simpleton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zvonimir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zvonimir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zvonimir is looking to work his way around to Simpleton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Simpleton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Simpleton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simpleton is controlling an arm, preventing Zvonimir from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Zvonimir avoids the attempt from Simpleton to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Simpleton is on top in guard.
Simpleton wants to control from the top but Zvonimir keeps moving.
Simpleton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simpleton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zvonimir looking for a sweep. Not yet Zvonimir, not yet.
Zvonimir looking for a guillotine here but Simpleton defends easily.
Simpleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zvonimir is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir keeping moving, preventing Simpleton from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Zvonimir.
Simpleton tries to bum rush Zvonimir with a series of wild strikes but Zvonimir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simpleton lands an overhand right.
Simpleton shoots in looking for a takedown. Zvonimir tries to sprawl out of it but Simpleton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zvonimir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpleton shoots in and bounces Zvonimir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton pushes down on Zvonimir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zvonimir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zvonimir keeping moving, preventing Simpleton from controlling successfully.
Zvonimir looking for a guillotine here but Simpleton defends easily.
Zvonimir is looking for a triangle but Simpleton pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Simpleton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grgur Zvonimir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Simpleton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Simpleton drops back looking for a leg! Zvonimir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zvonimir manages to kick Simpleton off! Simpleton jumps back into Zvonimir's guard.
Zvonimir controls Simpleton momentarily but Simpleton frees himself.
Zvonimir had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Simpleton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zvonimir Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Simpleton's back instead.
Simpleton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Zvonimir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zvonimir working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvonimir avoiding Simpleton 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpleton tries to escape the position.
Zvonimir has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Simpleton has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Simpleton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Simpleton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zvonimir swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Simpleton is now in Zvonimir's guard. A big mistake from Zvonimir there, giving up the dominant position!
Zvonimir keeping full guard, as Simpleton tries to pass.
Simpleton trying to control but Zvonimir is working from the bottom.
Zvonimir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simpleton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simpleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zvonimir is keeping the position for now.
Simpleton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton trying to control but Zvonimir is working from the bottom.
Zvonimir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Zvonimir.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Zvonimir.
Zvonimir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpleton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Simpleton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zvonimir?
Simpleton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simpleton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zvonimir turns into him and now he's in Simpleton's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Frankie Simpleton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zvonimir trying to control but Simpleton is working from the bottom.
Zvonimir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zvonimir trying to control but Simpleton is working from the bottom.
Zvonimir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grgur Zvonimir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zvonimir being controlled here momentarily.
Simpleton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Simpleton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simpleton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Simpleton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josu Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I has chosen Dancing Queen as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josu Ander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russian Experiment I!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander tries for a takedown but Experiment I sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Josu Ander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiment I misses the target.
Ander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Experiment I throws a hook but Ander blocks it.
Ander thows a body shot but no joy.
Ander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment I throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ander on the side of the head.
Ander changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Experiment I looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Experiment I tries to improve position but can't.
Experiment I is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ander lands an elbow.
It looks like Russian Experiment I has been cut.
Ander is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Experiment I knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Experiment I avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I tries to improve position but can't.
Ander is chipping away with strikes.
Experiment I wants to control but Ander postures up.
Experiment I avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ander.
Ander in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Experiment I is pushing Ander's head away, looking to escape. Ander manages to hold on to the position though.
Experiment I is looking for a sweep.
Experiment I wants to get back to his feet but Ander drags him back down.
Experiment I takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Experiment I tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Experiment I looks gassed!
Experiment I throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Experiment I tries to bench press Ander off him but Ander keeps the position.
Experiment I manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ander's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander throwing shots but Experiment I is blocking nicely.
Ander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Experiment I flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Experiment I makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Experiment I.
Ander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ander throwing strikes from guard but Experiment I blocks nicely.
Ander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Experiment I controlling the position.
Ander passes Experiment I's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Experiment I has hold of Ander's hands but Ander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ander wants to free his trapped foot but Experiment I is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ander frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ander looking to secure an arm triangle but Experiment I defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ander fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Experiment I can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ander lands a big elbow.
Experiment I wants to control but Ander is having none of it.
Experiment I manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ander is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Experiment I is just riding it out for now. Ander eventually gives up the hold.
Ander winds up and cracks Experiment I with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander is looking to advance position but Experiment I won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Experiment I trying to hold on to Ander's head to control him but Ander postures up.
Experiment I tries to kick Ander off but Ander keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Experiment I tries to roll over but Ander keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Ander.
Ander 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.
Ander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Experiment I kicks off Ander and gets to his feet.
Ander fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Ander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I's cut.
That's time! Ander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Ander with that takedown attempt.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ander.
Ander looks to throw the jab but Experiment I is out of range.
Ander just misses with a punch to the body.
Ander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ander throws a hook but Experiment I blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Experiment I.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiment I misses the target.
Ander changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Experiment I tries to avoid it but Ander manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Experiment I to the ground. Experiment I escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Ander pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander looks to throw the jab but Experiment I is out of range.
Ander misses with an uppercut.
Experiment I moves into range and clinches up with Ander.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ander is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ander's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Ander 's eye.
Experiment I pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Ander in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Josu Ander has been cut.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment I lands a nice knee to the body.
Ander takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Experiment I lands a body punch in the clinch.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I pushes Ander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Ander 's eye.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Ander shrugs off.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Ander 's eye.
Ander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ander can't break the clinch.
Ander takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ander can't break the clinch.
Experiment I lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander wants to stall.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I scores with a shot to the side of Ander's head.
Experiment I trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment I softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ander is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Ander tries to pull guard but Experiment I won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josu Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Experiment I lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I landing knees to the body.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Ander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment I lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ander.
A short right from Experiment I.
Experiment I just leaning against Ander, taking a breather.
Ander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment I lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ander wants to get back to striking at distance but Experiment I won't allow it.
Ander misses with the head strike.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Ander 's eye.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.
Ander wants to get back to striking at distance but Experiment I won't allow it.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment I lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ander or not.
Knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Experiment I.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Experiment I clinches with his opponent.
Ander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Ander avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Experiment I landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Experiment I lands a nice knee to the body.
Ander is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.
Ander goes for a takedown attempt but Experiment I pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ander misses with a body shot
and Experiment I counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ander throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment I.
Ander changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Experiment I looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ander looks up at the clock and then as Experiment I takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ander smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Experiment I wants to control but Ander postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I is looking for a sweep.
Ander connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Experiment I some visible discomfort.
Ander prevents Experiment I from escaping the position.
Ander lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Experiment I tries to buck Ander off but Ander is having none of it.
Ander in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ander scoring with punches from side control.
Experiment I is looking to regain half guard here but Ander keeps moving and retains side control.
Experiment I is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ander connects with a decent elbow.
Ander working the head and body with strikes.
Josu Ander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ander working the head with strikes.
Experiment I can't do much from the bottom here.
Ander scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Experiment I's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Experiment I tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ander is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Experiment I is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ander working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Ander are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Experiment I is looking to reverse the position.
Experiment I taking a bit of punishment here - Ander scoring with strikes.
Ander lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ander lands an elbow.
Experiment I tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Ander's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ander lands an elbow.
Ander wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Experiment I, who protects the arm well.
Experiment I is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander grinds an elbow into Experiment I's temple.
Experiment I tries to buck Ander off but Ander is having none of it.
Ander is chipping away with strikes.
Experiment I regains half guard.
Ander lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ander lands a nice short elbow.
Experiment I wants to get back to his feet.
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. Ander connects with a nice short shot to Experiment I's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ander scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ander works his way into side control.
Ander working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Ander clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Experiment I as he jumps to the side.
Experiment I drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ander closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Experiment I to the mat! Experiment I manages to get full guard.
Ander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Experiment I utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ander tries to free his leg and advance position but Experiment I is retaining full guard.
Experiment I avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Experiment I wants to stand and escape but Ander is having none of it.
Ander passes Experiment I's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander tries to pass the half guard into mount. Experiment I knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Experiment I connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Ander pushes him off.
Ander swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment I.
Ander looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Experiment I is fending him off so far but Ander persists. Nope, Experiment I circles away and we're back to standing.
Ander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josu Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ander misses with a takedown attempt
and Experiment I counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Experiment I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russian Experiment I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ander misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Experiment I finds it's target.
Ander looks for a takedown but Experiment I sprawls well.
Experiment I throws a series of punches but Ander avoids them all with ease.
Ander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment I throws a nice looking combination but Ander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ander throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment I's shoulder, as Experiment I tries to avoid the shot.
Ander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch but Ander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Experiment I counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander shoots in but Experiment I avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Ander misses.
Experiment I darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Experiment I scores with a decent looking hook.
Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ander.
Ander fails with a takedown attempt.
Experiment I gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Experiment I keeps control of Ander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Experiment I gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ander.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I landing knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Experiment I is leaning against Ander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment I using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Experiment I on the inside.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ander's defenses.
Experiment I softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ander shoots in but Experiment I avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ander misses the shot to the body.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Ander pushes him off.
Experiment I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ander.
Ander slips under a jab.
Experiment I misses with a wild body shot.
Ander fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Experiment I sprawls well initially but Ander persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Experiment I is pressing down on Ander's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Experiment I tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Experiment I can't keep his opponent in guard - Ander advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander works his way into full mount!
Experiment I can't escape the position.
Experiment I takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Experiment I bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Experiment I manages to get himself to full guard.
Ander scoring with some ground and pound.
Ander preventing the sweep.
Ander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Experiment I works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ander throws a big right hand that misses.
Experiment I controlling Ander's posture.
Experiment I has momentary wrist control but Ander slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ander gets the takedown into side control.
Experiment I tries to improve position but can't.
Experiment I takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Experiment I is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ander has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ander lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Experiment I down.
Experiment I is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Experiment I tries to improve position but can't.
Ander lands an elbow.
Experiment I is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ander lands some shots froms side control.
Ander is working to tighten is grip on Experiment I's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Experiment I has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ander is really squeezing tight and eventually Experiment I passes out! Ander breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josu Ander!
Josu Ander retains his light heavyweight title!
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