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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Matielli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Matielli looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Matielli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Marques!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matielli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matielli looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Matielli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marques rushes Matielli and presses him up against the cage.
Matielli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marques is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Matielli to the mat. Matielli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marques is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
I looks like Marques might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Marques has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Matielli could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matielli is keeping the position for now.
Marques slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matielli isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marques stacks Matielli 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 Marques!
Matielli is trying to escape the position but Marques is controlling the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rafael Marques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marques feints and as Matielli raises his hands in defense, Marques changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marques looking to pass the guard.
Marques stays in close to Matielli's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques tries to free his leg and advance position but Matielli is retaining full guard.
Marques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Marques's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matielli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marques gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Marques dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matielli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marques slows the pace down.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rafael Marques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marques throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matielli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matielli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marques content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matielli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques content to stall in guard here.
Marques pushing down on Matielli's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matielli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matielli looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Matielli tries to roll over but Marques keeps him under control.
Marques controlling the pace.
Marques is looking to advance position but Matielli won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matielli is trying to stand up here but Marques is controlling him well.
Matielli throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matielli at a distance.
Marques moves into the clinch successfully.
Marques drags the fight down to the ground.
Marques really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matielli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matielli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marques swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marques controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matielli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marques is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marques has escaped and now he's on top!
Matielli is looking for a triangle here but Marques uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Marques politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marques prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Marques throws a shot to the body.
Marques lands a jab to Matielli's midsection.
Marques fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matielli sprawls well initially but Marques persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rafael Marques has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marques trying to mount his opponent but Matielli defends it.
Marques takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marques moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Matielli.
Matielli is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matielli looks to move to half guard but instead Marques has passed into mount! Damn!
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marques takes Matielli's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
I really don't envy Matielli right now.
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.
Matielli is working hard here to advance position.
Marques is riding his opponent, not letting Matielli buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matielli is trying to break free.
Matielli turns into Marques and is now in his guard.
Matielli looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matielli misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Marques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matielli's guard.
Matielli looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Marques is defending well. Matielli quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Marques has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Matielli celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Matielli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashid comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Mo Rashid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mo Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashid wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rashid as he jumps to the side.
Rashid gets caught flat footed, as Nogueira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Rashid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rashid manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Rashid's guard.
Rashid has his hands on Nogueira's head, controlling the position.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Rashid.
Rashid is pulling down on Nogueira's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rashid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira pushing down on Rashid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rashid has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Rashid is working from the bottom.
Rashid is trying to control but can't.
Rashid misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rashid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogueira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogueira's back!
Nogueira trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rashid is trying to stick to Nogueira's back but Nogueira is turning into Rashid. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rashid's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nogueira.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Rashid slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Rashid from controlling successfully.
Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rashid is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nogueira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rashid's back instead.
Rashid defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nogueira's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira doesn't have the hooks in and Rashid manages to turn into his guard.
Rashid drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Rashid off! Rashid jumps back into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Rashid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rashid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rashid's back!
Nogueira not allowing Rashid to control his hands.
Nogueira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rashid is defending well though. Nogueira let's go of the attempt for now.
Rashid avoids the strikes from Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashid rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rashid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rashid is on top in guard.
Nogueira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rashid stacks Nogueira 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 Rashid!
Rashid working away.
Rashid cracks Nogueira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mo Rashid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rashid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rashid is working away from the top position though.
Rashid wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rashid there.
Rashid stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rashid throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashid fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nogueira sprawls well initially but Rashid persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rashid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rashid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nogueira for as long as he can get away with.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Rashid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nogueira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rashid.
Nogueira is in trouble now - Rashid has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashid looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rashid. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rashid working Nogueira over with strikes here.
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Rashid passes into side control, despite Nogueira's attempt to control the position.
Mo Rashid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rashid's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rashid is thwarting Nogueira's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rashid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rashid passes into side control, despite Nogueira's attempt to control the position.
Nogueira is trying to control Rashid's posture but Rashid avoids it.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rashid is working away from the top position though.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard but Rashid has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rashid lands a heavy elbow.
Rashid wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
Rashid avoids the attempt from Nogueira to control.
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rashid controlling the position easily from mount.
Rashid lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Rashid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Rashid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rashid moves into the clinch successfully.
Rashid keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rashid feints and as Nogueira raises his hands in defense, Rashid changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Rashid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rashid tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nogueira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rashid moves nicely into side control.
Rashid trying to control the position but Nogueira is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nogueira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nogueira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rashid is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rashid sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rashid tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Rashid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Rashid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashid flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rashid is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but Rashid is blocking nicely.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rashid defends it well.
Rashid looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Rashid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mo Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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!
Rashid lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nogueira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nogueira is trying to maintain the position but Rashid is very close to passing his half guard.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rashid pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rashid slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rashid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rashid.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rashid wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Rashid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rashid tries to stand but Nogueira is controlling from the bottom.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rashid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rashid trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Rashid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rashid 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mo Rashid!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mo Rashid!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Mo Rashid!
Mo Rashid wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OJ Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, OJ Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Simpson rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ricardo Santos has been cut.
Simpson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simpson.
Santos taking a breather.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Simpson's side.
Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simpson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Simpson in his tracks momentarily.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos is looking to control Simpson's arms but Simpson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Santos has Simpson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
OJ Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Santos.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Santos looks gassed!
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Simpson as Santos shoots in.
Simpson tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Simpson.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Simpson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simpson tries to get out of the position.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Simpson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simpson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Santos tries to stand but Simpson is controlling his head.
Simpson tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Simpson is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos walks into a left hand.
OJ Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Simpson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that OJ Simpson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson breaks the clinch.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Simpson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
The is referee keeping an eye on Simpson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Ricardo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpson tries to clinch up.
Simpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Simpson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson leaning against his opponent.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Simpson moves into the clinch.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson gets a clinch.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson clinches with his opponent.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson stalls.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Simpson clinches up against the cage.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simpson down to the mat. Simpson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Simpson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simpson tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Simpson clinches.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson is looking to clinch.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson manages to break the clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch up.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson clinches.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson manages to break the clinch.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Simpson tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Simpson rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
OJ Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OJ Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ricardo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simpson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
OJ Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for OJ Simpson!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for OJ Simpson!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for OJ Simpson!
OJ Simpson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rani Hiaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rani Hiaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
130 lbs
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22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Terror!
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, Rani Hiaya!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiaya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terror keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terror shoots in and bounces Hiaya off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hiaya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Terror content to stall in guard here.
Terror stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiaya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terror controls from within his opponent's guard.
Terror could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hiaya has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Terror 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 Hiaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hiaya has escaped the position, nice work there.
Terror just content to control the position.
Terror stands up and beckons Hiaya to his feet.
Terror shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hiaya is trying desperately to improve position.
Terror is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hiaya can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hiaya is looking to improve his position but Terror isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiaya holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Terror tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hiaya is controlling an arm, preventing Terror from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hiaya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Terror controlling from mount.
Terror trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hiaya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hiaya regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiaya trying to control but Terror postures up.
Hiaya looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Terror is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Terror passes to side control.
Terror tries to move to mount but Hiaya blocks the move with his legs.
Hiaya is trying to escape the position but Terror is controlling the 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.
Hiaya is looking for a sweep.
Terror tries for a kimura but Hiaya is defending well.
Hiaya is looking to reverse the position.
Terror looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Terror stands up.
Terror tries for a takedown but Hiaya circles away easily
and Hiaya counters with a left to the body.
Hiaya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terror circles away.
Hiaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Tim Terror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rani Hiaya.
Terror misses with a body shot
and Hiaya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Terror is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Terror dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terror looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hiaya!
Hiaya has given up his back.
Terror is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Terror is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hiaya has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Terror doesn't have the hooks in and Hiaya manages to turn into his guard.
Hiayais looking to pass into half guard but Terror pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Terror is in guard.
Terror showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terror trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiaya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terror with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terror controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hiaya keeping full guard, as Terror tries to pass.
Terror sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hiaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Terror gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Terror is stalling in the full guard.
Terror has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Hiaya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terror is pushing down on Hiaya's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hiaya is fighting to maintain full guard but Terror has managed to sneak the leg through.
Terror decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Terror closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Terror in particular looking to stall.
Hiaya actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiaya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Terror stalling.
Hiaya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Terror trying to control the pace.
Terror thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiaya's head.
Still in half guard, Terror seems content to control.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tim Terror just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice sprawl there from Hiaya as Terror shoots in.
Terror shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiaya but Hiaya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terror shoots in and bounces Hiaya off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Terror looking to pass the guard.
Terror is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hiaya is looking for a triangle here but Terror uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Terror working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Terror dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Terror tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiaya swivels and escapes.
Terror looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hiaya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Terror stands up and waves to Hiaya to follow him.
Terror throws a sloppy body shot
and Hiaya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Terror has his foot on Hiaya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hiaya works his way back into a safe position though.
Hiaya 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.
Hiaya trying to control but Terror is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiaya passes Terror's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiaya is working for a kimura but Terror is defending it quite comfortably.
Hiaya seems to be looking for submissions.
Terror actively working from the bottom here.
Terror controlling the position for now.
Hiaya seems to be looking for submissions.
Hiaya is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Terror has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiaya is working for a submission of some sort.
Terror is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hiaya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hiaya's back!
Terror has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hiaya.
What can Hiaya do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Terror looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hiaya taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tim Terror!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mata Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnaldo Mosquito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata Leon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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, Mata Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Mosquito!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosquito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leon as he jumps to the side.
Leon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mosquito wants to clinch.
Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosquito tries to clinch up but Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Mosquito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Mata Leon has been cut.
Mosquito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leon swivels and escapes.
Mosquito shoots in and drives through. Leon sprawls well.
Mata Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnaldo Mosquito.
Mosquito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leon but Leon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Leon misses its intended target.
Leon misses the jab.
Mosquito swats away the attempt to clinch by Leon.
A slow jab from Leon misses its intended target.
Leon throws the left hand but Mosquito avoids the punch easily.
Mosquito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leon waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mosquito.
Leon lands with a nice body punch.
Mosquito looks gassed!
Leon scores with a hook to the body. Mosquito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leon lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon moves in close and cracks Mosquito with a massive right hand! Mosquito, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Leon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mata Leon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sena Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael BR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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18
205 lbs
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18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sena Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael BR!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
BR tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida scores a takedown into full mount!
Machida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BR is trying to escape the mount.
Machida throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
BR is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throwing strikes but BR bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Machida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
BR 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.
BR is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BR looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Machida puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
BR looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Machida content to control rather than advance.
Machida throws a strike but BR avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to control but BR is working from the bottom.
BR wants to stand but Machida is controlling the position.
BR keeping full guard, as Machida tries to pass.
BR should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
BR can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machida controls the pace.
BR is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from BR.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Machida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BR is keeping the position for now.
BR is trying to control the position but Machida postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sena Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by BR misses
and Machida moves into the clinch.
Machida has BR pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. BR manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
BR lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
BR keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
BR drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BR gets control of Machida's arms and successfully pulls guard. BR will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
BR trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BR has Machida pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BR looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Machida gets to his feet - BR follows without any prompting.
BR tries to clinch up
and Machida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
BR wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but BR has double underhooks.
BR tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
A lazy body kick from BR
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown by Machida or perhaps it was just good defense by BR which made him look bad.
BR looks for a takedown but Machida sprawls well.
Sena Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael BR.
BR throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
BR misses with a takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a takedown into side control.
BR trying his best to control but Machida has mounted him.
BR suckers Machida into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! BR is now in Machida's guard!
Machida trying to keep a closed guard but BR is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BR 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.
BR trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BR tries to stand but Machida is controlling from the bottom.
BR trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
BR shoots and misses
and Machida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but BR gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida wants a takedown.
Machida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sena Machida 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!
Machida clinches up with BR and pushes him back against the cage.
BR breaks from the clinch.
BR has his takedown stuffed
and Machida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in BR's guard now.
Machida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machida looking to pass the guard.
BR throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Machida gets to his feet. BR looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BR shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BR fails to land the takedown.
Sena Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael BR.
Machida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Machida showed some decent athleticism there.
BR is looking to improve his position.
BR moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida trying to control but BR is working from the bottom.
Machida with a flurry of punches that miss.
BR manages to escape and get back to his feet.
BR fails with an attempt to clinch.
BR gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch.
Machida drops down looking for an ankle pick but BR pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Machida misses
and BR counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BR.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida 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.
Machida wants to control the position but BR says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Machida is looking to improve his position.
BR seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machida is looking to improve his 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
BR swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BR tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
Machida shoots for a takedown but BR saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sena Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
BR fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
BR tries for a takedown but Machida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by BR.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sena Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Sena Machida!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Sena Machida!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Sena Machida!
Sena Machida wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Safra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Rodrigues 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Safra!
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, Rogerio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues lands a left and a right that sends Safra crashing to the canvas! Rodrigues dives into mount looking to finish!
Safra is rocked!
It looks like Gustavo Safra has been cut.
Safra looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues tries to control but Safra wriggling away.
Oh Safra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Safra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Safra seems to have got his legs back now.
Safra could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rogerio Rodrigues just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Safra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rodrigues and sends Safra crashing to the mat! Rodrigues follows him down to the mat - Safra regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Safra has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Safra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodrigues missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigues stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Safra backs up against the cage.
Rogerio Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Safra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Safra moves into the clinch.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch but Safra keeps him there for the moment.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch but Safra keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues falls off balance throwing a combination
so Safra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodrigues 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.
Safra stops Rodrigues from standing up.
Safra trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Safra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but Safra is having none of it.
Safra slips nicely into half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Safra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
Safra content to control rather than advance.
Rodrigues is in trouble now - Safra has advanced to mount!
Rodrigues is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Safra controlling his opponent.
Rodrigues is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Safra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rodrigues looks a forlorn figure.
Rodrigues wants to try and get back to his feet.
Safra controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigues wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Safra controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safra trying to control but Rodrigues is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Safra's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Safra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodrigues but Rodrigues pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogerio Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Safra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues wants to try and get back to his feet.
Safra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rodrigues can't escape the position.
Safra controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigues is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Safra cracks Rodrigues with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Safra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodrigues is in a horrible position here. Safra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Safra landing punches.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Safra controlling the position easily from mount.
Safra looking to isolate an arm here. Rodrigues doesn't see it coming and as Safra extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Safra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Safra!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Fraga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amarilio Tchacopire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Fraga!
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, Amarilio Tchacopire!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraga throws a sloppy head kick and Tchacopire moves out of range easily.
Fraga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tchacopire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tchacopire works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tchacopire wants to pass the guard but Fraga is keeping the position.
Tchacopire wants to stand but Fraga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tchacopire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fraga shoots in but Tchacopire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fraga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tchacopire tries to clinch there but Fraga circles away.
Tchacopire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchacopire stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Fraga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraga rushes Tchacopire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tchacopire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fraga's defenses.
Tchacopire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tchacopire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tchacopire looks to clinch
and Fraga counters with a shoot takedown. Tchacopire fights it but they end up in guard.
Fraga stops Tchacopire from standing up.
Fraga postures up.
Fraga sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tchacopire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tchacopire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fraga is controlling him.
Tchacopire looks gassed!
Tchacopire is working an open guard so Fraga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tchacopire clinches up against the cage.
Fraga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tchacopire crunches a lovely knee into Fraga's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraga blocks the elbow strike.
Fraga blocks an elbow strike from Tchacopire.
Tchacopire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tchacopire looks to clinch
and Fraga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fraga is trying to break free.
Tchacopire tries to pull guard but Fraga holds him up against the cage and eventually Tchacopire drops back down to his feet.
Tchacopire lands an elbow inside.
Tchacopire misses with an elbow strike.
Tchacopire throws an elbow but it misses.
Fraga avoiding damage as Tchacopire throws knees to the body.
Fraga managing to block the knees to the body from Tchacopire.
Tchacopire tries to stall but Fraga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fraga jumps into guard, dragging Tchacopire to the mat.
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!
Fraga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tchacopire wants to stand but Fraga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tchacopire is posturing up here but Fraga has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tchacopire tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tchacopire has to tap! Slick submission there by Fraga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Fraga!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza has chosen Who's the Boss as his entrance music. Tony Danza has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rua!
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, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Danza gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Danza advances to full mount.
Danza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Danza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rua is now in Danza's guard. A big mistake from Danza there, giving up the dominant position!
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danza is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua postures up.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua pushing down on Danza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Danza wants to get back to full guard.
Danza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Danza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Danza looks gassed!
Danza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danza counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Danza is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Danza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rua Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Danza's back instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua controlling well, preventing Danza from escaping the position.
Rua is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Danza is defending well though. Rua let's go of the attempt for now.
Rua is trying to stick to Danza's back but Danza is turning into Rua. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rua's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Danza.
Danza trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Danza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danza.
Diego Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Danza.
Rua shoots and misses
and Danza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danza throwing strikes but missing.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Danza is having none of it.
Danza postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Danza from controlling successfully.
Rua looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danza passes Rua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Danza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Danza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danza is just content to waste time from the top position. Rua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Danza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danza 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Danza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
so Danza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danza passes Rua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Danza is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danza to get the leverage.
Danza seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua wants to control the action here but instead Danza manages to pass to full mount!
Danza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because Danza loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Rua is just holding on here. Danza manages to take his back.
Danza lands a shot to the head.
Rua is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Danza gets his way!
Rua avoids the strikes from Danza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Rua is in real trouble here. Danza gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Rua is tapping out! Danza wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Danza!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Toyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Blink 182 - Dammit. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akimbo Toyoto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyoto swinging wilding here.
Akimbo Toyoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Toyoto throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toyoto to the mat! Toyoto manages to get full guard.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toyoto wants to get back to his feet but Almeida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toyoto has his feet on Almeida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Toyoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toyoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown. Toyoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Almeida throws a big right hand that misses.
Almeida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Toyoto, up you get!
Toyoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Toyoto 's knee.
Toyoto looks gassed!
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toyoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almeida lands a nice elbow.
Almeida wants the takedown. Toyoto is fighting it off but Almeida persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Toyoto's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toyoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida stands up over Toyoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but Toyoto has wrist control.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida postures up in Toyoto's guard and throws a big left but Toyoto blocks it.
Toyoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toyoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almeida controls the pace.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Toyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida tries to stand but Toyoto is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida gets to his feet - Toyoto follows without any prompting.
Toyoto misses with a two punch combination.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Toyoto didn't expect that.
Almeida trying to control but Toyoto is working from the bottom.
Almeida works over Toyoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Toyoto is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almeida scoring with some ground and pound.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Toyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida 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.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toyoto's knee momentarily.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Toyoto lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Toyoto 's knee.
No joy there for Toyoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toyoto scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toyoto misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toyoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caio Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyoto throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Toyoto throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Toyoto in a clinch.
Toyoto wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto dodges an elbow strike from Almeida.
Almeida wants a takedown.
Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto throws a combination. Almeida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Almeida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toyoto lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toyoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Toyoto is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida throwing shots but Toyoto is blocking nicely.
Almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Almeida stalling away here and it's allowed Toyoto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Almeida thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throwing strikes from guard but Toyoto blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toyoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Almeida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almeida throws a strike but Toyoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Toyoto isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Almeida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toyoto stacks Almeida 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 Toyoto!
Toyoto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Toyoto tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Toyoto shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caio Almeida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Toyoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.
It looks like Caio Almeida has been cut.
Toyoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toyoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Almeida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toyoto's defenses.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida trying to land knees to the body.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toyoto's face.
Toyoto breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Almeida tries to clinch but Toyoto moves out of range.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Toyoto in a clinch.
Almeida crunches a lovely knee into Toyoto's ribcage.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toyoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toyoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks it.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toyoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toyoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Toyoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyoto as he jumps to the side.
Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Toyoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Toyoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toyoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Almeida prevents Toyoto from breaking the clinch.
Toyoto blocks an elbow strike from Almeida.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toyoto has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Toyoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toyoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almeida throws a head kick that Toyoto semi-blocks.
Toyoto scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida tries to move into range but Toyoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toyoto misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Toyoto does no damage.
Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Toyoto sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Almeida misses with a head shot. Toyoto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but Toyoto has wrist control.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Toyoto is retaining full guard.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Almeida clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Almeida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toyoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toyoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Toyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toyoto wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Almeida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almeida connects with a knee to the head.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toyoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks it.
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Toyoto.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toyoto's guard now.
Almeida trying to control but Toyoto is working from the bottom.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Caio Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toyoto regains half guard, as Almeida was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Toyoto wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida with the ground and pound but Toyoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Toyoto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Toyoto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Toyoto!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Toyoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida misses with a knee strike.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Toyoto is blocking nicely.
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.
Toyoto is trying to break the clinch but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toyoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida throws an elbow but it misses.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toyoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toyoto!
Almeida punching from mount but Toyoto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almeida cracks Toyoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Almeida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toyoto is looking to escape.
The referee warns Toyoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Almeida had his way with Akimbo Toyoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Almeida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Toyoto.
Toyoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Almeida.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Toyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Almeida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toyoto tries to avoid it but Almeida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toyoto to the ground. Toyoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toyoto.
Almeida instigates a clinch.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toyoto's face.
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.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws an elbow that misses.
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toyoto misses with a double jab.
Toyoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida prevents Toyoto from breaking the clinch.
Toyoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida missing with knees to the body.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoto.
Toyoto can't break the clinch.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
Toyoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Toyoto has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Toyoto is blocking nicely.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Toyoto is trying to break free.
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Toyoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoto throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Toyoto keeps it at a distance.
Almeida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toyoto's calf.
Almeida rushes Toyoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Toyoto blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Almeida throws an elbow but misses.
Toyoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toyoto misses with the combination.
Toyoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Akimbo Toyoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toyoto throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
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.
Almeida lands an elbow inside.
Almeida lands a nice knee to the body.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyoto avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toyoto tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida keeps control of Toyoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toyoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toyoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Caio Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyoto has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Akimbo Toyoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toyoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyoto throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Caio Almeida!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Caio Almeida!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Caio Almeida!
Caio Almeida wins by unanimous decision!
Caio Almeida is the new light heavyweight champion!
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