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AFC 56 - Christmas Card PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Courageous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaffa Koc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Courageous's chin.
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240 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustaffa Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Courageous!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Courageous's guard.
Koc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Courageous wants to sweep but no luck.
Courageous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courageous is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koc is controlling him.
Courageous keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Courageous can do anything to dispel that myth.
Courageous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koc tries to get to full guard but Courageous has control of the leg.
Courageous tries to pass to full mount but Koc defends it.
Still in half guard, Courageous seems content to control.
Courageous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koc trying to hold on to Courageous's head to control him but Courageous postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courageous is pressing down on Koc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koc is holding on for now.
Koc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Courageous takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Courageous fails with the takedown.
Courageous throws a shot from downtown. Koc moves away and avoids it.
Koc connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Kevin Courageous has been cut.
Courageous shoots in and bounces Koc off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koc pulls Courageous in to control the position.
Koc throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc being controlled here, momentarily.
I looks like Courageous 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koc working a defensive guard but Courageous passes into half guard.
Koc trying to control here.
Courageous wants to stand up but Koc is controlling the position.
Courageous controlling the pace.
Courageous looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Courageous looks gassed!
Courageous slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc is trying to get back to full guard.
Koc is working hard here to advance position.
Courageous works his foot free and advances to mount.
Courageous looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koc punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
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.
Courageous fails to take his opponent's back.
Courageous controlling his opponent.
Koc regains half guard.
Koc wants to improve his position but Courageous is controlling well.
Courageous performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Courageous's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Courageous passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koc!
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 Mustaffa Koc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Courageous's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Courageous shoots in but no luck this time.
Courageous lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koc's sensitive parts.
Courageous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courageous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koc closes the distance and clinches up with Courageous, looking for a takedown. Koc pushes Courageous against the cage but Courageous circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Courageous shoots for a double leg takedown but Koc sprawls well. He's pushed Courageous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Courageous throws a hook to the side of Koc's head but Koc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courageous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Courageous is looking to clinch but Koc is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courageous shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Courageous controlling the pace for now.
Koc is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koc takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koc wants to hold on but Courageous pushes him away.
Courageous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Courageous connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Courageous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Courageous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courageous mounts Koc! Really nice guard pass there!
Koc is just holding on here. Courageous manages to take his back.
Courageous just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc tries to roll but Courageous sticks to his back.
Courageous really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Koc.
Koc has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Courageous lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Courageous.
Kevin Courageous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koc can't escape the position.
Courageous looking for the choke from the back.
Courageous softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Courageous controls the action.
Koc tries to roll but Courageous sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kevin Courageous just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Courageous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koc swivels and escapes.
Mustaffa Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Courageous.
Koc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Courageous to score with a decent uppercut.
Courageous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Courageous trying to control from half guard but Koc is working away.
Koc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Courageous is working away from the top position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Courageous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Courageous's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Courageous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Koc or perhaps it was just good defense by Courageous which made him look bad.
Koc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Courageous is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc wants to sweep here but Courageous controlling him for the moment.
Courageous controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Courageous advances position into side control!
Courageous lands an elbow.
Koc struggling a bit here.
Courageous taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kevin Courageous just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Courageous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Courageous wants the takedown. Koc is fighting it off but Courageous persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Koc's guard against the cage.
Courageous stopping the sweep attempt from Koc.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Courageous stays in close to Koc's body and controls the position.
Koc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc wants to sweep here but Courageous controlling him for the moment.
Courageous controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koc wants to sweep here but Courageous controlling him for the moment.
Courageous sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koc is looking for a triangle but Courageous pushes his legs off easily.
Courageous trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Courageous throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
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.
Courageous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Courageous misses with a straight left.
Courageous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mustaffa Koc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Courageous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Courageous.
Courageous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Courageous misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Courageous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Courageous has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Courageous!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Just Case is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Guilherme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Just Case!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case tries for a takedown but Guilherme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Guilherme misses.
Guilherme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Case paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Case.
Guilherme misses with a double jab.
Guilherme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Case moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guilherme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Case throws out a leg kick but Guilherme moves out of range and Case only half commits.
Guilherme throws a right and a left that Case avoids nicely.
Case shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Case showed some decent athleticism there.
Guilherme actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case trying to control from half guard but Guilherme is working away.
Well, if Case 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.
Guilherme is staying active underneath Case, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Case wants to stand but Guilherme has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Case is looking for a kimura but Guilherme is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Case to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Case slows the pace down in half guard.
Guilherme trying to control but Case postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guilherme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Case.
Good leg kick by Case there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guilherme tries to close the distance and clinch but Case swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guilherme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guilherme is looking to clinch but Case is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Case looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guilherme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Case counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Case.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case stopping the sweep attempt from Guilherme.
Guilherme is working an open guard so Case takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Guilherme as Case shoots in.
Mauricio Guilherme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Case.
Guilherme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guilherme gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Case counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guilherme is breathing heavily.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Guilherme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Case being controlled here momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Case dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Case stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Case with a poor takedown
and Guilherme counters with a stiff right hand.
Case pushes Guilherme up against the cage in a clinch.
Case's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guilherme shoots for a double leg takedown but Case sprawls well. He's pushed Guilherme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Case.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case has Guilherme up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Case pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Case lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Case closes the distance and pushes Guilherme back into the cage.
Case pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Case looks to clinch
and Guilherme counters with a series of strikes. Case will be more careful next time no doubt.
Case's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Case duly obliges.
Case moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Case cracks Guilherme with a big right hand and Guilherme goes down!
Guilherme is rocked!
Case is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Guilherme is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Case must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Case trying to control but Guilherme is working from the bottom.
Guilherme seems to have got his legs back now.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case gets to his feet - Guilherme follows without any prompting.
Case drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Case moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Case.
Guilherme tries to reverse the position but Case maintains control.
Case controlling from the full mount.
Case's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guilherme has given up his back here. Will Case look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Case tries to keep control of the position but Guilherme is staying busy.
Case controlling from the back.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Case cracks Guilherme with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Guilherme from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Case is looking to control Guilherme but Guilherme is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Just Case just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Case throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Case instigates a clinch.
Guilherme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Case pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Just Case seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Case scores with a leg kick.
Guilherme throws a combination that misses
and Case counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Case postures up.
Case tries to stand but Guilherme is controlling from the bottom.
Case not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guilherme, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Case has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guilherme tries to clinch up
so Case counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Case stopping the sweep attempt from Guilherme.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Just Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Guilherme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guilherme is proving hard to escape from.
Case stands up and waves to Guilherme to follow him.
Guilherme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme wants to clinch but Case slips to the side
and Case counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guilherme won't be happy with that.
Guilherme prevents Case from moving into mount.
Guilherme tries to buck Case off but Case is having none of it.
Case stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Case cracks Guilherme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Case tries for a takedown but Guilherme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Case shoots for a takedown but Guilherme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guilherme shoots and misses
and Case counters with a series of strikes. Guilherme will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case takes the fight into the clinch.
Case is struggling to control the position.
Case's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guilherme takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guilherme has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Case has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Case has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Case!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Shagowitcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shagowitcz comes to the cage accompanied by I got erection - Turbo negro. Desmond Shagowitcz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean John's chin.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Desmond Shagowitcz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean John!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shagowitcz shoots in for a double leg but John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John has closed the distance and engaged Shagowitcz in a clinch.
Shagowitcz pulls guard successfully.
John is looking to stand up but Shagowitcz won't let him.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
John slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shagowitcz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shagowitcz has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shagowitcz has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
Shagowitcz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shagowitcz working for a triangle but John defends it easily.
John looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead John passes into side control.
Shagowitcz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
John taking a breather here.
John landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shagowitcz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shagowitcz being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John decides to stand back up.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Shagowitcz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shagowitcz looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from John.
Horrible takedown by Shagowitcz or perhaps it was just good defense by John which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Shagowitcz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shagowitcz shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shagowitcz is breathing heavily.
John connects with a jab.
Shagowitcz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shagowitcz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shagowitcz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shagowitcz is rocked!
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Shagowitcz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Shagowitcz circles away.
Shagowitcz seems to have got his legs back now.
John closes the distance and clinches.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John misses with a wild combination.
John lands with a nice body punch.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shagowitcz doesn't seem bothered though.
John darts in and clinches Shagowitcz up against the cage.
John manages to break the clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from John sends Shagowitcz down but not out. John dives into side control looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean John dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John presses Shagowitcz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shagowitcz misses with a combination
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. John catches Shagowitcz right on the button with a cross.
Shagowitcz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and John moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John misses with a head kick.
John scores with a takedown into Shagowitcz's guard.
John not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shagowitcz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shagowitcz is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John looking to pass the guard.
John controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead John passes into side control.
The referee asks John politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. John prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Shagowitcz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
John is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shagowitcz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
John prevents Shagowitcz from improving his position.
John content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shagowitcz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute John jumps into side control!
Shagowitcz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
John stands up and beckons Shagowitcz to his feet.
Shagowitcz tries for a takedown but John circles away easily
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John throws a right hand that Shagowitcz ducks under and follows up with a left that Shagowitcz also avoids with ease.
Desmond Shagowitcz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
John works his way into side control.
Shagowitcz seems a little lost for a moment, as John dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shagowitcz is looking to reverse the position.
John in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shagowitcz is looking for a sweep.
Shagowitcz is trying to escape the position but John is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sean John just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shagowitcz has his takedown stuffed
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shagowitcz is trying to get back to full guard.
Shagowitcz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
John looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shagowitcz looking for subs off his back but John has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if John 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
John with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
John stands up from half guard.
Desmond Shagowitcz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shagowitcz tries to keep at a distance but John has taken the fight into the clinch.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John scores with a takedown into Shagowitcz's guard.
Shagowitcz throws his legs up looking for a submission but John uses it to pass to side control.
John decides to stand back up.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shagowitcz doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from John misses.
John has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shagowitcz has his takedown stuffed
and John counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shagowitcz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but John pulls his head out easily.
John is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shagowitcz tries to roll over but John keeps him under control.
Sean John has got the better of the ground game so far.
John sitting and controlling from the half guard.
John prevents Shagowitcz from improving his position.
John with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shagowitcz is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
John sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions off his back.
John frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shagowitcz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Desmond Shagowitcz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean John!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Turd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munez has chosen Bandoleros as his entrance music. Turd Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Turd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Munez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Munez which made him look bad.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Munez is looking to clinch.
Munez is looking to clinch.
Munez tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munez is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Munez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munez tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Munez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Munez didn't expect that.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Munez wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Munez is keeping the position.
Munez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson stays in close to Munez's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munez keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Munez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Munez wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munez's guard now.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Munez is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez is trying to stand.
Johnson is taking a breather. Munez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson is tying to control. Munez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Munez pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Munez is working from the bottom.
Munez is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Munez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munez but Munez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Munez sprawls well.
Munez tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munez's guard now.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Munez keeps moving.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Munez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Munez moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munez has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munez moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Santiago Munez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munez darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Munez pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Munez is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munez is looking to escape.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Munez is in trouble!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Munez is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Munez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Munez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Munez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Munez is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Munez is trying to stand.
Munez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Munez is squirming around nicely.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
That's two 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.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Munez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Munez wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson trying to control but Munez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson cracks Munez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Turd Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Munez wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Munez tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Munez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson won't allow Munez to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munez keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Munez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Munez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson shoots in but Munez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santiago Munez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in but Munez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munez tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munez was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Munez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Munez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Munez.
Munez looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Munez is working from the bottom.
Munez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Munez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Munez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Munez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munez keeps working.
Munez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munez is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Munez for as long as he can get away with.
Santiago Munez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Turd Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Munez looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Munez up and slammed him! Munez can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Munez is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
Turd Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merengue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merengue has chosen Flood of Red - Dont Sleep, Swim. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Merengue!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the head kick by Merengue.
Merengue stuffs the takedown.
Merengue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Merengue is blocking nicely.
Smith avoids the attempt from Merengue to control.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Merengue because Smith loaded up on that one.
Merengue is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Merengue is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith avoids the attempt from Merengue to control.
Merengue squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Merengue takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control but Merengue is having none of it.
Merengue is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
It looks like Mike Merengue has been cut.
Merengue is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Merengue is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merengue tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Merengue looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Merengue keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Merengue tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Merengue looks a forlorn figure.
Merengue is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Merengue gets back to half guard.
Smith with the ground and pound but Merengue uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith is in close to Merengue's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Merengue's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Merengue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merengue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is thwarting Merengue's attempts to control the position.
Merengue keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merengue is trying to get back to full guard.
Merengue moves into full guard.
Smith trying to control but Merengue is working from the bottom.
Merengue keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith wants to control from the top but Merengue keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Merengue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merengue swivels and escapes.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merengue throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick lands from Merengue that sends Smith to the canvas. Smith tries to scramble back to his feet but Merengue brings him back down into side control.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Billy Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Let's hope that Merengue 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.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merengue decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Merengue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Merengue misses with a head kick.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Merengue pinned against the cage. Merengue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Merengue tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Merengue.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Merengue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Merengue which made him look bad.
Merengue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Merengue stuffs the takedown.
Merengue throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Merengue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mike Merengue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merengue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merengue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merengue pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merengue lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Merengue.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Merengue - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Merengue. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merengue throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Merengue but Merengue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick from Merengue.
Merengue tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swings for the body but Merengue moves out of range.
Merengue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merengue swivels and escapes.
A lazy left from Merengue finds it's target.
Merengue lands with a nice body kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Merengue but Merengue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Merengue.
Merengue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merengue lands a brutal head kick. Smith looks out on his feet and Merengue throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mike Merengue!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morten Iversen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrel Digre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iversen comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee. Digre has chosen Zuco 103 - Treasure as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morten Iversen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darrel Digre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iversen tries for a takedown but Digre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Digre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iversen shoots in and drives through. Digre sprawls well.
Iversen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Digre.
Iversen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Digre actively working from the bottom here.
Digre wants to control but Iversen is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iversen working Digre over with strikes.
Digre actively working from the bottom here.
Iversen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Iversen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen is nestled in close to Digre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Digre is looking to control Iversen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Digre avoid being mounted?
Iversen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Digre is trying to maintain the position but Iversen is very close to passing his half guard.
Digre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Iversen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Iversen is looking for a kimura here.
Iversen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Iversen throwing shots but Digre is blocking nicely.
Digre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Digre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Iversen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iversen drops an elbow to the side of Digre's head.
Iversen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Digre looking for submissions off his back.
Digre looking for submissions off his back.
Digre looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Digre cracks a nice hook into Iversen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Iversen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Iversen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Digre takes a swing at Iversen's ribcage but misses.
Iversen misses with a takedown attempt - Digre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Digre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iversen manages to avoid it.
Iversen shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
Iversen shoots in but Digre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Digre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iversen.
Iversen wants to clinch.
Digre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iversen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Digre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Digre showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Morten Iversen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Iversen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Digre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Digre misses with a wild body shot.
Iversen tries to clinch up but Digre circles away and keeps his distance.
Digre circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iversen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Digre there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digre lands a right hook to the body.
Darrel Digre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iversen with a poor takedown
and Digre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Digre thows a body shot but no joy.
Iversen with a poor takedown
and Digre counters with a single leg into guard. Iversen didn't expect that.
Iversen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iversen has his foot on Digre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Digre works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Digre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Digre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Digre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Digre drops back looking for a leg! Iversen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iversen manages to kick Digre off! Digre jumps back into Iversen's guard.
Iversen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iversen tries to get out of the position.
Digre drops back looking for a leg! Iversen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iversen manages to kick Digre off! Digre jumps back into Iversen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digre drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Digre as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Iversen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Digre! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Darrel Digre!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alice Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jonson's choice of entrance music: As I Lay Dying - This Is Who We Are. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Bartman!
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, Alice Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartman is fending him off so far but Jonson persists. Nope, Bartman circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonson throws out a loose jab but Bartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jonson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jonson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bartman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jonson trying to control but Bartman postures up.
Bartman is looking to take a break and control but Jonson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonson wants to get back to full guard.
Jonson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Jonson has momentary wrist control but Bartman slips an elbow through the middle.
Jonson wants to sweep here but Bartman controlling him for the moment.
Jonson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartman manages to get himself to full guard.
Bartman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jonson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jonson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bartman keeping moving, preventing Jonson from controlling successfully.
Jonson 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.
Bartman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jonson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jonson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bartman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bartman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jonson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bartman scores with a takedown into Jonson's guard.
Jonson looks gassed!
Bartman is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonson has wrist control.
Jonson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bartman is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonson trying to control the position here.
Jonson looking to control.
Bartman throwing strikes but missing.
Bartman thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartman throws and elbow that misses. Jonson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bartman's guard. Nice move by Jonson!
Bartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bartman tries to get out of the position.
Jonson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bartman with a poor takedown
and Jonson moves into the clinch.
Bartman goes for a takedown attempt but Jonson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bartman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bartman lands in his opponent's guard.
Jonson looking for a guillotine here but Bartman defends easily.
Jonson is trying to keep Bartman in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartman thows a big elbow that misses.
Jonson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartman postures up.
Jonson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonson, not yet.
Bartman is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonson has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jonson tries to land a front kick but Bartman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jonson gets caught flat footed, as Bartman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bartman postures up in Jonson's guard and throws a big left but Jonson blocks it.
Jonson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jonson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bartman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bartman shoots in and bounces Jonson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bartman landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartman thows a big elbow that misses.
Bartman throwing strikes but missing.
Bartman stopping the sweep attempt from Jonson.
Bartman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bartman throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jonson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson stopping the sweep attempt from Bartman.
Jonson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jonson stands and throws Bartman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jonson works to advance to full mount. Bartman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bartman is working to get back to half guard.
Bartman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jonson trying to control but Bartman is having none of it.
Bartman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jonson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bartman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jonson looking to control but Bartman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartman stops Jonson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
BOOM! Jonson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jonson working Bartman over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bartman looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jonson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alice Jonson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson has chosen To the Batmobile as his entrance music. Dick Grayson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinton Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grayson.
Grayson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaos lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaos lands with a left to the head.
Chaos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Chaos prevents the takedown attempt.
Clinton Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Grayson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chaos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chaos pushes Grayson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaos digs a right hand into Grayson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grayson's gas tank.
Chaos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Dick Grayson has been cut.
Chaos cracks Grayson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Grayson falls backwards against the cage. Chaos follows up with more strikes that drop Grayson to his knees. Chaos keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Grayson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Chaos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pervo Jokkolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokkolainen has chosen Smells Like Humppa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pervo Jokkolainen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokkolainen blocks a jab.
Jokkolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyabusa takes one on the button.
Hyabusa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jokkolainen slips a straight right by Hyabusa.
Jokkolainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyabusa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jokkolainen.
Hyabusa swings for the body but Jokkolainen moves out of range.
Jokkolainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hyabusa's sensitive parts.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut. Jokkolainen saw that one coming.
Jokkolainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Hyabusa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokkolainen counters with a series of strikes that sends Hyabusa to the canvas! Jokkolainen follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Hyabusa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokkolainen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hyabusa, up you get!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokkolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokkolainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokkolainen's hands.
Jokkolainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyabusa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokkolainen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big head kick from Jokkolainen and Hyabusa is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Hyabusa is rocked!
It looks like Ryu Hyabusa has been cut.
Jokkolainen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hyabusa's guard.
Jokkolainen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jokkolainen wants to control from the top but Hyabusa keeps moving.
Hyabusa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jokkolainen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa has a closed guard, preventing Jokkolainen from standing up.
Hyabusa is looking to stand up but Jokkolainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Jokkolainen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hyabusa's guard.
Hyabusa pushes Jokkolainen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jokkolainen lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa lunges at Jokkolainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokkolainen's hand.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen throws a body kick that misses.
Hyabusa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Hyabusa misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyabusa misses the target.
Jokkolainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokkolainen staying out of range there.
Jokkolainen clinches.
Hyabusa has a couple of punches blocked by Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Hyabusa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokkolainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyabusa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokkolainen.
Hyabusa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa misses with a hook.
Jokkolainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hyabusa backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokkolainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyabusa throws an overhand right that lands on Jokkolainen's shoulder, as Jokkolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokkolainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokkolainen throws a series of strikes that have Hyabusa backpedaling.
Hyabusa misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyabusa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokkolainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hyabusa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokkolainen is looking to clinch but Hyabusa is avoiding it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pervo Jokkolainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Hyabusa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokkolainen misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyabusa misses the target.
Jokkolainen moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyabusa.
It looks like Pervo Jokkolainen has been cut.
Jokkolainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hyabusa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hyabusa waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Jokkolainen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jokkolainen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Jokkolainen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyabusa stands up and waves to Jokkolainen to follow him.
Hyabusa throws a hook but Jokkolainen avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Jokkolainen.
Hyabusa throws a jab when Jokkolainen was well out of range.
Pervo Jokkolainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokkolainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokkolainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokkolainen gets a clinch.
Jokkolainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokkolainen defending well as Hyabusa loads up on a big left hand.
Jokkolainen tries to clinch but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Jokkolainen throws a series of punches but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Hyabusa misses with a combination
and Jokkolainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokkolainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jokkolainen slips a straight right by Hyabusa.
Jokkolainen throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Jokkolainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Jokkolainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokkolainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokkolainen lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyabusa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokkolainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen lands an elbow just above Hyabusa 's eye.
Jokkolainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokkolainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hyabusa rather than just go for the knockout.
Hyabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokkolainen.
Hyabusa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyabusa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokkolainen - the referee stops the clock and Hyabusa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokkolainen. Hyabusa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokkolainen instigates a clinch.
Jokkolainen trying to land knees to the body.
Hyabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyabusa managing to block the knees to the body from Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen missing with knees to the body.
Jokkolainen cracks Hyabusa with a nice body shot.
Jokkolainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokkolainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Jokkolainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hyabusa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Jokkolainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokkolainen.
The crowd cheers as Jokkolainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hyabusa doesn't seem phased though.
Jokkolainen cracks a nice hook into Hyabusa's ribs.
Jokkolainen lands with a straight right. Hyabusa didn't see that one coming.
Jokkolainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokkolainen throws out a powerful jab.
Jokkolainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokkolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokkolainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hyabusa momentarily.
A combination from Hyabusa does no damage.
Jokkolainen connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokkolainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyabusa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokkolainen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokkolainen scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hyabusa misses its intended target.
Hyabusa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jokkolainen lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hyabusa backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab-cross combination lands for Jokkolainen and sends Hyabusa crashing to the mat! Jokkolainen follows him down to the mat - Hyabusa regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jokkolainen wants to take a breather but Hyabusa is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pervo Jokkolainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab-cross combination lands for Jokkolainen and sends Hyabusa crashing to the mat! Jokkolainen follows him down to the mat - Hyabusa regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jokkolainen stands up from half guard.
Jokkolainen staying out of range there.
Hyabusa misses with a hook to the body
and Jokkolainen counters with a series of strikes. Hyabusa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hyabusa lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryu Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokkolainen moves out of range as Hyabusa strikes.
Hyabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokkolainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokkolainen is looking to clinch.
Jokkolainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokkolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokkolainen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokkolainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokkolainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokkolainen moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jokkolainen crunches a lovely knee into Hyabusa's ribcage.
Jokkolainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hyabusa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jokkolainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokkolainen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokkolainen throws a head kick that half lands.
Jokkolainen is looking to clinch.
Hyabusa throws a nice looking combination but Jokkolainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokkolainen cracks a nice hook into Hyabusa's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokkolainen clinches.
Hyabusa blocks an elbow strike.
Jokkolainen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokkolainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokkolainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa misses the jab.
Jokkolainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokkolainen moves away from the strike by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Jokkolainen counters with a nice body shot.
Hyabusa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokkolainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokkolainen moves into the clinch.
Hyabusa has had enough of the clinch but Jokkolainen keeps him there for the moment.
Jokkolainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokkolainen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokkolainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hyabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokkolainen lands an elbow that stopped Hyabusa in his tracks for a moment.
Hyabusa is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokkolainen.
Jokkolainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokkolainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyabusa.
Jokkolainen throws a one two combo.
Jokkolainen throws a head kick but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Hyabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokkolainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hyabusa in his tracks.
A left and a right from Jokkolainen both land. Nice combination.
Hyabusa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyabusa misses with a combination
and Jokkolainen counters with a three punch combo that has Hyabusa backing up. Hyabusa nods at Jokkolainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Jokkolainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokkolainen.
Hyabusa loads up on a big right hand but Jokkolainen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokkolainen wants to clinch up but Hyabusa keeps it at a distance.
Ryu Hyabusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokkolainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokkolainen is looking to clinch but Hyabusa is avoiding it.
Jokkolainen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyabusa takes a step back to recover.
Jokkolainen swinging wilding here.
Hyabusa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jokkolainen closes the distance and clinches.
Hyabusa can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokkolainen keeps control of Hyabusa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyabusa wants to break free but Jokkolainen has control.
Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
Hyabusa misses with a looping right.
Pervo Jokkolainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyabusa misses with a double jab
and Jokkolainen counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pervo Jokkolainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokkolainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pervo Jokkolainen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Silverson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Silverson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverson moves into the clinch.
Silverson taking a breather.
Arrm managing to block the knees to the body from Silverson.
Silverson is looking to break free of the clinch but Arrm has double underhooks.
Arrm breaks from the clinch.
Silverson is looking to clinch.
Arrm darts in and clinches Silverson up against the cage.
Arrm tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Arrm.
Silverson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Arrm.
Silverson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arrm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arrm.
Arrm trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arrm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Arrm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arrm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arrm trying to mount his opponent but Silverson defends it.
Silverson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arrm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arrm trying to control the action but Silverson is working from the bottom.
Arrm stops Silverson from getting back to his feet.
Silverson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arrm.
Arrm is taking a breather. Silverson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arrm misses with a looping left.
Andy Silverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silverson manages to avoid it.
Silverson tries to clinch up
and Arrm counters by clinching up.
Silverson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arrm blocks it with crossed arms.
Arrm can't get the takedown.
Arrm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrm managing to block the knees to the body from Silverson.
Silverson misses with a knee to the head.
Silverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arrm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silverson can't break the clinch.
Silverson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silverson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arrm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arrm is stalling here.
Arrm has Silverson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Arrm pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silverson tumbling to the mat - Arrm dives into Silverson's guard.
Arrm controlling from the top position.
Arrm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverson trying to control the position.
Arrm thows a big elbow that misses.
Arrm trying to control but Silverson is working from the bottom.
Silverson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arrm!
Arrm slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverson is trying to control the action in half guard but Arrm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arrm is pressing down on Silverson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arrm is trying to keep Silverson in close.
Arrm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arrm wants to control but instead Silverson manages to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverson is looking for a sweep. Arrm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silverson tries to move into range but Arrm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arrm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silverson's guard.
Arrm advances position into side control!
Silverson is trying to improve his position.
Arrm tries for a kimura but Silverson is defending well.
Arrm passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silverson!
Arrm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silverson tries to hold on but Arrm pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silverson's face.
Arrm lands a big shot there that rocks Silverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silverson is desperately trying to improve his position but Arrm has a good base and remains in mount.
Silverson wants to hold on but Arrm pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm looking to control but Silverson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arrm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arrm controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverson is trying to reverse the position but instead Arrm has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverson is trapped and Arrm is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Arrm lands a shot to the body.
Silverson trying to control the hands but Arrm won't let him.
Will Arrm go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Arrm is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silverson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Arrm somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Arrm is hanging on to Silverson's back as he tries to escape.
Arrm tightening his grip on Silverson, looking for the choke.
Silverson breaks Arrm's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is trying to control the position but Silverson postures up.
Arrm trying to control the position here.
Arrm is striking off his back. Silverson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silverson is keen to just control but Arrm is a slippery customer.
Arrm is trying to control but can't.
Ripp Arrm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrm regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that second round.
That's time! Arrm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silverson tries to clinch
and Arrm counters with a single leg into guard. Silverson didn't expect that.
Arrm won't allow Silverson to sweep him here.
Silverson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arrm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silverson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silverson trying to keep a closed guard but Arrm is proving a slippery customer.
Arrm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arrm throwing strikes but missing.
Silverson wants to improve his position but instead Arrm has moved into half guard.
Arrm tries to pass to full mount but Silverson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arrm lands a jab to Silverson's midsection.
Silverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrm.
Arrm thuds his right hand into Silverson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silverson darts in trying to clinch
and Arrm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silverson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arrm trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrm 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.
Arrm throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arrm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arrm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silverson can do to turn this around?
Arrm trying to control but Silverson is working from the bottom.
Silverson wants to sweep here but Arrm controlling him for the moment.
Arrm passes Silverson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silverson tries to roll over but Arrm keeps him under control.
Arrm wants to work for an arm triangle but Silverson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arrm is working away from the top position though.
Silverson wants to get back to full guard.
Arrm controlling the action here.
Arrm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arrm looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arrm is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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.
Arrm throws a strike but Silverson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arrm has his foot on Silverson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silverson works his way back into a safe position though.
Silverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Arrm is retaining full guard.
Arrm looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silverson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Arrm trying to hold on to Silverson's head to control him but Silverson postures up.
Arrm is not content to let Silverson control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silverson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Arrm to counter with a crisp jab.
Silverson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andy Silverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silverson throws a combination that misses
and Arrm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silverson clinches but Arrm breaks the clinch
and Arrm counters with a nice uppercut.
Arrm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arrm working over Silverson with some ground and pound. Silverson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arrm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Arrm.
Silverson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silverson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arrm wants to get back to his feet.
Arrm decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arrm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arrm checks a low kick from Silverson.
Silverson clinches but Arrm breaks the clinch
and Arrm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silverson won't be happy with that.
Arrm grinds an elbow into Silverson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Arrm is trying to get an arm triangle but Silverson is defending well.
Arrm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silverson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arrm misses with the ground and pound.
Arrm 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.
Silverson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arrm lands a nice short elbow.
Arrm is looking to take a break and control but Silverson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silverson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arrm with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silverson is trying to maintain the position but Arrm is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Arrm is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silverson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arrm works his foot free and advances to mount.
Arrm trying to control but Silverson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm had his way with Andy Silverson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silverson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arrm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silverson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arrm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silverson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arrm has Silverson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silverson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Arrm manages to break the clinch.
Arrm stuns Silverson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arrm lands a body shot.
Silverson wants to clinch but Arrm slips to the side
enabling Arrm to counter with a crisp jab.
Silverson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arrm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silverson on the side of the head.
Arrm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silverson wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Arrm is looking to work some ground and pound but Silverson has wrist control.
Arrm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silverson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm prevents Silverson from getting back to his feet.
Arrm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Arrm scoring with some ground and pound.
Silverson looking to control.
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.
Silverson keeping full guard, as Arrm tries to pass.
Silverson keeping moving, preventing Arrm from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silverson wants to clinch but Arrm slips to the side
and Arrm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silverson thinking.
Arrm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silverson's guard.
Arrm passes into half guard.
Arrm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arrm lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Arrm.
Silverson wants to control but Arrm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arrm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arrm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Arrm working the ground and pound effectively.
Andy Silverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silverson wants to get back to his feet.
Arrm looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silverson hang on?
Arrm lands a nice shot to the head.
Silverson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arrm landing punches.
Silverson is rocked!
Arrm controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverson is just holding on here. Arrm manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Arrm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arrm 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:43
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Arrm!
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