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WCE 4: Rise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Cobrinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Cobrinha!
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, Antonio Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobrinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobrinha misses with a wild combination.
Cobrinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Cobrinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Cobrinha.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo has Cobrinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Cobrinha's head.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body. Cobrinha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cobrinha misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cobrinha wants to clinch
and Aldo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Aldo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobrinha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobrinha tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobrinha.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Cobrinha misses
and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to clinch
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cobrinha moved away.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Cobrinha sees coming a mile off.
Cobrinha throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobrinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobrinha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Cobrinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobrinha checks a leg kick nicely.
Cobrinha wants to clinch
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cobrinha.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobrinha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobrinha is just out of range.
Aldo rushes Cobrinha and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobrinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cobrinha misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobrinha swinging wilding here.
Nice cross by Aldo.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cobrinha tries to clinch
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Cobrinha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldo throws a head kick but Cobrinha moves out of range.
Antonio Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobrinha moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but Aldo moves away
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Cobrinha moves out of range easily.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo moves into the clinch.
A short right from Aldo.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cobrinha, pushing him back against the cage.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Cobrinha misses with a body punch
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Cobrinha.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobrinha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cobrinha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cobrinha wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cobrinha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Aldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cobrinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobrinha is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Cobrinha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Cobrinha moves out of range.
Aldo moves out of range as Cobrinha strikes.
Cobrinha lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.
Cobrinha swinging wilding here.
A shot to de liver by Cobrinha. Beautiful body shot.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobrinha throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Cobrinha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aldo slips a straight right by Cobrinha.
Cobrinha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
Cobrinha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Cobrinha persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobrinha fails with the takedown
and Cobrinha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo pushes Cobrinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Cobrinha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Cobrinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobrinha clinches but Aldo breaks the clinch
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cobrinha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cobrinha wants to clinch
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Cobrinha moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobrinha lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Cobrinha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobrinha clinches but Aldo breaks the clinch
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobrinha misses with the combination.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo darts in and clinches Cobrinha up against the cage.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antonio Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo defending well as Cobrinha loads up on a big left hand.
Cobrinha misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobrinha closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling the position.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobrinha backwards.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cobrinha moved away.
Cobrinha throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobrinha works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Cobrinha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobrinha takes one on the button.
Cobrinha throws a combination. Aldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cobrinha clinches but Aldo breaks the clinch
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobrinha is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Cobrinha tries to clinch
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobrinha has him pressed against the cage.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling the position.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobrinha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aldo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cobrinha misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cobrinha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cobrinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Cobrinha.
Cobrinha lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobrinha shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Cobrinha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Cobrinha is out of range.
Aldo tests Cobrinha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobrinha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo throws a head kick but Cobrinha moves out of range.
Cobrinha looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Cobrinha has his takedown stuffed
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo scores with a nice strike.
Jacare Cobrinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobrinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo cracks Cobrinha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
Cobrinha tries to clinch
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobrinha darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cobrinha on the side of the head.
Aldo rushes Cobrinha and presses him up against the cage.
Cobrinha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Cobrinha punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Cobrinha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Cobrinha slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Aldo prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo wants to break free but Cobrinha has control.
Aldo prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobrinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cobrinha closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobrinha misses with an elbow strike.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobrinha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Cobrinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobrinha throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobrinha lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.
Cobrinha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Cobrinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Cobrinha misses.
Aldo forces Cobrinha back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobrinha motions for Aldo to come forward. Cobrinha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobrinha clinches but Aldo breaks the clinch
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cobrinha is trying to break free.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo moves into the clinch.
Cobrinha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobrinha throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobrinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobrinha misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jacare Cobrinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aldo 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colon comes to the cage accompanied by Estala O Dedo by Cabal. Raymundo Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymundo Colon!
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, Joe Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon clinches with his opponent.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Colon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Colon circles away.
Colon could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice combination there by Colon.
Colon connects with a nice looking jab.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Colon throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Colon.
Colon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Colon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raymundo Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Barnes.
Barnes wants to stall.
Colon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Colon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Colon effectively controlling the action here.
Colon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barnes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Colon to the mat. Colon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Colon can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Colon trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Colon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Colon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes stands up over Colon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is in close to Colon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Colon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes won't allow Colon to sweep him here.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes looks gassed!
Colon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Colon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Colon trying to strike off his back.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Colon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Colon throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colon's guard.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colon's head.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Colon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Colon's brow.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Colon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Colon.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Colon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barnes 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.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Colon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colon can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Colon is rocked!
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Colon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Colon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Colon seems to have got his legs back now.
Colon is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes cracks Colon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Colon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Colon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Colon is looking to improve his position but Barnes isn't that keen on the idea.
Colon gets back to half guard.
Colon moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Colon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Colon tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colon won't be happy with that.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Colon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Colon down.
Colon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Colon moves into full guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Colon blocks nicely.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Colon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Colon from controlling successfully.
Colon won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Colon preventing the sweep.
Barnes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Joe Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Barnes is striking off his back. Colon thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Colon scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Colon.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Colon is avoiding it.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raymundo Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colon counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Colon to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Colon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Colon lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes scores a takedown into full mount!
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Colon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Colon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Colon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Colon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Colon's face.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes scoring with strikes but Colon is staying in there.
Colon is trying to escape the mount.
Colon regains half guard.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Colon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
Colon working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Colon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barnes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Colon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barnes's back instead.
Barnes breaks Colon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Colon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barnes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Colon has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Colon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barnes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?
Colon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colon is going olschool here, as he tries to force Barnes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barnes shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Colon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barnes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking to improve his position but Colon isn't that keen on the idea.
Colon blocks Barnes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?
Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raymundo Colon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes wants to control but Colon is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenobio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mulheres - Martinho da Vila. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amazing - Kanye West. Ralf Gracie had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zenobio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to buck Gracie off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silva is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralf Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Warning. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slice !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Mahal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Slice swinging wilding here.
Mahal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice 's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahal off to one side.
Slice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahal clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahal jumps guard.
Slice is looking to stand up but Mahal won't let him.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mahal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal has his foot on Slice 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slice works his way back into a safe position though.
Mahal pulls Slice in close to his closed guard and prevents Slice from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice wants to stand but Mahal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Slice is stalling in the full guard.
Slice wants to stand but Mahal is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slice stays in close to Mahal's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahal is retaining full guard.
Mahal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahal trying to keep a closed guard but Slice is proving a slippery customer.
Mahal has a closed guard, preventing Slice from standing up.
Mahal working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice is looking to stand up but Mahal won't let him.
Mahal looking for a triangle here. Slice is fighting it but it looks tight! Mahal pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Slice is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Liberato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Liberato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Liberato.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries for a kimura but Liberato is defending well.
Sanchez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Liberato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sanchez but great work by Liberato.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Liberato wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Liberato wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Liberato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Liberato's best efforts.
Sanchez wants to control but Liberato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liberato wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Liberato is posturing up here but Sanchez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Liberato tries to roll out but it's too tight and Liberato has to tap! Slick submission there by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masahiro Tofune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Pereira has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masahiro Tofune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tofune.
Tofune misses with a looping left.
Tofune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira misses with a hook.
Tofune fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tofune misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masahiro Tofune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Tofune.
Tofune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Tofune has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune avoids them all with ease.
Tofune throws a combination that misses
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tofune manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Tofune on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiro Tofune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Tofune misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofune misses with a takedown attempt
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tofune thinking.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Tofune closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pereira to the mat! Pereira manages to get full guard.
Tofune is breathing heavily.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tofune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tofune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tofune 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.
Pereira managing to control the position.
Tofune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Pereira wants to stand and escape but Tofune is having none of it.
Pereira trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tofune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune avoids them all with ease.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira lands an overhand right.
Vinicius Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tofune looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Tofune shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tofune fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tofune counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Tofune.
A head kick misses from Tofune.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofune closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Tofune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pereira.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pereira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tofune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tofune circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Tofune.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tofune throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Tofune's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tofune circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Pereira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tofune fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a series of strikes that have Tofune backpedaling.
Pereira stalks Tofune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tofune's face. Tofune staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Tofune sprawling to the canvas. Pereira follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Tofune hang on?
Tofune is rocked!
Pereira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Tofune is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tofune blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Tofune seems to have got his legs back now.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tofune.
Tofune tries to clinch up
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Tofune.
Masahiro Tofune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Tofune misses.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tofune misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tofune closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Tofune pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pereira tries to bum rush Tofune with a series of wild strikes but Tofune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira misses with a body shot
and Tofune counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pereira!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tofune wants to finish this one by submission but Pereira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tofune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tofune working for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tofune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pereira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tofune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pereira wants to hold on but Tofune pushes him away.
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but Tofune has a good base and remains in mount.
Tofune working for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is in no mood to give up.
Pereira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofune is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pereira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tofune throws some wild stikes that Pereira manages to avoid easily.
Tofune avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
Tofune sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tofune looking for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tofune is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pereira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount.
Pereira tries to hold on but Tofune pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira can't escape the position.
Tofune landing strikes from the mount and Pereira is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiro Tofune dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pereira.
Tofune misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tofune thinking.
Tofune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Tofune. Tofune gets slowly back to his feet.
Tofune closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Tofune pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tofune takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tofune tries for a takedown but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiro Tofune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofune is looking to clinch.
Pereira lands with a right hand.
Pereira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vinicius Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tofune avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Tofune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Horrible takedown by Tofune or perhaps it was just good defense by Pereira which made him look bad.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tofune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Tofune's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Tofune blocks the body kick.
Tofune has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Pereira.
Pereira tests Tofune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tofune drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Tofune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pereira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira sizes up Tofune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Pereira.
A left and a right from Pereira both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tofune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tofune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Tofune takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tofune looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Tofune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Tofune.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira stalks Tofune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tofune's face. Tofune staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Pereira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otis Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
145 lbs
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138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otis Amber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amber has a takedown stuffed.
Amber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Amber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vargas is fending him off so far but Amber persists. Nope, Vargas circles away and we're back to standing.
Vargas scores with a jab to the head.
Amber closes the distance and clinches up with Vargas, looking for a takedown. Amber pushes Vargas against the cage but Vargas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vargas as he avoids it easily.
Vargas cracks Amber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Otis Amber has been cut.
Vargas drops Amber with a beautiful combination! Amber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vargas is looking for the KO!
Amber is rocked!
Amber is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Amber out cold! Amber corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Vargas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amaury Grizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaury Grizz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grizz is trying to stand up.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie looking to land elbow strikes but Grizz uses the position to regain half guard.
Gracie stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Grizz to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizz moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Grizz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grizz.
Grizz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grizz moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Grizz moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gracie goes down! Can Grizz finish him!?
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
Grizz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working for a triangle but Grizz defends it easily.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grizz wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Grizz defends easily.
Grizz tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Grizz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grizz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grizz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Grizz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grizz throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Grizz lands a jab-cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grizz.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Grizz has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grizz stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amaury Grizz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grizz misses with a wild combination.
Grizz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grizz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grizz wants to clinch.
Grizz shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie'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.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grizz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grizz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grizz!
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Grizz decides to stand back up. Grizz steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Grizz swinging wilding here.
Grizz misses with a wild combination.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Grizz keeps it at a distance.
Grizz misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grizz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grizz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grizz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie looking to control but Grizz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grizz wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grizz misses with the combination.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grizz to his feet.
Grizz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grizz misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Grizz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie prevents Grizz from breaking the clinch.
Grizz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Grizz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grizz misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizz missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grizz gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Grizz breaks from the clinch.
Grizz misses with a double jab.
Grizz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amaury Grizz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws a head kick but Grizz moves out of range.
Grizz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grizz is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Grizz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A clash of legs there as Grizz blocks the low kick.
Grizz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grizz throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Grizz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Gracie won't allow Grizz to get back to his feet.
Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grizz connects with a nice looking jab.
Grizz lands a jab-cross combination.
Renato Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grizz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grizz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Grizz denies him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Armenteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson has chosen Hugh and Lisa! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Armenteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armenteros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Armenteros misses with a few strikes there.
Armenteros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Armenteros tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Armenteros misses.
Wilkinson with a poor takedown
and Armenteros decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilkinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Armenteros gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilkinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armenteros wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Armenteros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilkinson working for submissions but it's allowed Armenteros to get to half guard.
Armenteros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilkinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Armenteros.
Wilkinson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Armenteros. Oh but Wilkinson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Armenteros goes limp - he's gone! Wilkinson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kent Wilkinson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and UR Subbed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Subbed's choice of entrance music: Here Come the Bastards. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, UR Subbed!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subbed fails with a takedown attempt.
Subbed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Subbed.
Figaro ducks under a wild hook from Subbed.
Subbed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figaro defending well as Subbed loads up on a big left hand.
UR Subbed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subbed connects with a single shot there.
Subbed fails with a takedown attempt.
Subbed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figaro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Figaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Figaro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Subbed is looking for a sweep.
Subbed manages to get back to half guard.
Figaro is looking for a kimura here.
Figaro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subbed actively working from the bottom here.
Subbed misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Subbed trying to hold on to Figaro's head to control him but Figaro postures up.
Figaro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Figaro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Subbed has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Figaro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Subbed is surviving well by controlling Figaro's body position as best he can.
Subbed is in all sorts of trouble here.
Figaro looking for a guillotine from mount but Subbed is having none of it.
Figaro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Subbed has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Figaro is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is working for a guillotine from mount but Subbed frees his head quite easily.
Subbed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Subbed gets back to half guard.
Subbed is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Figaro pulls his head out easily.
Subbed is looking for a sweep. Figaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Subbed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Figaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Figaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Subbed defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Figaro looking for a submission but Subbed manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Subbed looking for a sweep. Not yet Subbed, not yet.
Figaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Subbed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Figaro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Subbed is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Subbed has escaped and now he's on top!
Subbed advances position into side control!
Subbed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Figaro, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Subbed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Edgar Figaro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Subbed throws a jab but it's blocked by Figaro.
Figaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Subbed circles away.
Figaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Subbed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Figaro working for a triangle but Subbed defends it easily.
Subbed postures up and lands a big shot to Figaro's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Subbed wants to pass the guard but Figaro is keeping the position.
Figaro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Subbed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Subbed has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Subbed can't escape the position.
Figaro avoids the attempt from Subbed to control.
Figaro looking to secure an arm triangle but Subbed defends it well.
Subbed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edgar Figaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Subbed throwing hammer fists to the chest of Figaro. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figaro avoids the attempt from Subbed to control.
Figaro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
Subbed throwing hammer fists to the chest of Figaro. What's that going to do exactly?
Subbed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Subbed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Figaro goes for an armbar but Subbed turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Subbed.
Subbed is in close to Figaro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Subbed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Figaro has his foot on Subbed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Subbed works his way back into a safe position though.
Figaro looking for a guillotine here but Subbed defends easily.
Subbed connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subbed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Subbed wants to control from the top but Figaro keeps moving.
Subbed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Figaro's guard.
Subbed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Figaro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Subbed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Subbed winds up and cracks Figaro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Subbed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Figaro's head.
Subbed thows a huge punch but Figaro dodges it nicely.
Figaro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Figaro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Subbed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Figaro counters with a straight right hand.
Figaro avoids the body shot from Subbed.
Subbed shoots for a takedown but Figaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Figaro slips a jab from Subbed.
Figaro with a poor takedown
and Subbed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Figaro's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Figaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Subbed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Subbed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Subbed advances position into side control!
Figaro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UR Subbed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Subbed. No joy for Figaro on that attempt.
Figaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Subbed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Subbed shoots and misses
and Figaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Figaro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Subbed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Figaro.
Subbed misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Figaro seems to be working for a kimura but Subbed defends the submission attempt.
Subbed throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Subbed defends it well.
Subbed flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Figaro is looking for a kimura but Subbed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Figaro to get the leverage.
Subbed striking from the bottom.
Subbed punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Subbed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Subbed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Figaro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Subbed!
Subbed can't escape the position.
Figaro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Subbed manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Subbed regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is working for a kimura but Subbed is defending it quite comfortably.
Figaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Subbed is just riding it out for now. Figaro eventually gives up the hold.
Subbed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Figaro looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro trying to move into half guard but instead Subbed has managed to sweep!
Figaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Figaro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Figaro has his foot on Subbed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Subbed works his way back into a safe position though.
Figaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Figaro working for a triangle but Subbed defends it easily.
Subbed tries to free his leg and advance position but Figaro is retaining full guard.
Figaro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Figaro has momentary wrist control but Subbed slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Subbed scores with a jab.
Subbed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Figaro in his tracks.
Subbed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Subbed lands with a right hand.
Subbed swinging wilding here.
Figaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Subbed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Figaro thinking.
Subbed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Subbed cracks Figaro with an open hand slap.
Subbed throws a right hand that Figaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Figaro also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edgar Figaro.
I think Figaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Figaro!
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