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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Who's the Boss. Leandro Nunes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, Tony Danza!
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, Leandro Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nunes swivels and escapes.
Danza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nunes is doing well to control the position and prevent Danza from advancing to side control.
Nunes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Danza.
Nunes wants to control but Danza is keeping busy.
Danza wants to free his trapped foot but Nunes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes is not content to let Danza control the position.
Nunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danza content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Danza should have avoided that one.
Leandro Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws the left hand but Danza avoids the punch easily.
Danza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Jab, jab by Nunes - just one landing.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danza wants to clinch.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danza moves away.
Nunes throws the left hand but Danza avoids the punch easily.
Danza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nunes wants to stand and escape but Danza is having none of it.
Nunes looks gassed!
Danza advances to half guard.
Danza is thwarting Nunes's attempts to control the position.
Danza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Danza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
Danza is working for a kimura but Nunes is defending it quite comfortably.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet.
Nunes is not content to let Danza control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a hook. Danza ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunes is looking to escape.
Danza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danza is looking to take a break and control but Nunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nunes is trying to stand.
Nunes tries to get to full guard but Danza has control of the leg.
Danza slows the pace down in half guard.
Danza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nunes sees it coming and defends easily.
Danza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nunes defends it well.
Danza seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes trying to control from the bottom.
Danza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Danza controlling from mount.
Nunes has left one of his arms exposed and Danza doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Nunes screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Danza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Corsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bale comes into the arena with Kings and Queens blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Corsa's choice of entrance music: Aerosmith - Fever. Kevin Bale had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Bale!
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, Sergio Corsa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corsa has a takedown stuffed.
Sergio Corsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale blocks the body kick.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corsa feints and as Bale raises his hands in defense, Corsa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corsa looks gassed!
Bale uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale moves into the clinch.
Corsa takes a shot to the head.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
Bale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corsa shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Corsa clinches but Bale breaks the clinch
and Bale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Corsa won't be happy with that.
Corsa stops Bale from passing to mount.
Bale wants to stand but Corsa is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale tries to stand but Corsa controls the position and pulls Bale into his guard.
Corsa has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
Bale wants to stand and escape but instead Corsa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kevin Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Corsa.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corsa.
Bale lands a two punch combo.
Bale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corsa is fending him off so far but Bale persists. Nope, Corsa circles away and we're back to standing.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale has Corsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Corsa has had enough of the clinch but Bale keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corsa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale won't allow it.
Bale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Corsa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bale has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Corsa regains guard immediately.
Corsa keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Bale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corsa's guard.
Corsa working a defensive guard here.
Corsa has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corsa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bale would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corsa with a poor takedown
and Bale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bale misses with a hook. Corsa ducked under it nicely.
Corsa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bale counters with a three punch combo that has Corsa backing up. Corsa nods at Bale to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Bale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bale throws a body kick that misses.
Bale tries to clinch up.
Bale fails with the takedown
and Corsa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bale - that will leave a mark!
Corsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bale is fending him off so far but Corsa persists. Nope, Bale circles away and we're back to standing.
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Bale wants to stall.
Bale stalling against the cage.
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corsa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bale won't be happy with that.
Corsa is looking to take a break and control but Bale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale tries to escape but Corsa is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is trying to work for a sweep but Corsa has mounted him!
Bale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Corsa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bale wants to hold on but Corsa pushes him away.
Corsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Bale is looking to get to half guard.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Corsa tries to control but Bale wriggling away.
Bale is looking to get to half guard.
Corsa controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Corsa controlling the position easily from mount.
Bale is squirming around, avoiding Corsa's attempts to control the action.
Bale regains half guard.
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.
Corsa trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Bale is staying active underneath Corsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bale has a hand on Corsa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Corsa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corsa content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sergio Corsa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Corsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Corsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corsa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale has his takedown stuffed
and Corsa counters with a good, hard body kick but Bale shrugs it off.
Bale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corsa.
Bale jumps guard.
Corsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bale manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Bale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Corsa up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale won't allow it.
Bale lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corsa fails to pull guard.
Kevin Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Corsa.
Bale ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bale no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Corsa won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
Bale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corsa controls the pace.
Kevin Bale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bale kicks Corsa off and gets to his feet.
Corsa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale holds him up against the cage and eventually Corsa drops back down to his feet.
Bale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bale throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to stall.
Corsa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corsa letting Bale take a breather here.
Corsa avoids the elbow strike from Bale, against the cage.
Corsa is looking to break free of the clinch but Bale has double underhooks.
Corsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bale looking to throw knees to the head but Corsa is blocking nicely.
Bale leaning against his opponent.
Bale looking to stall.
Corsa fails to pull guard.
Corsa jumps guard but Bale stands there with Corsa around his waist. Corsa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corsa is working for takedown but Bale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corsa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bale walks away with a smile on his face. Corsa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bale keeps the fight on the outside.
Bale misses with a hook. Corsa ducked under it nicely.
Corsa misses with the body kick
and Bale counters with a series of strikes. Corsa will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corsa has a takedown stuffed.
Corsa shoots for a takedown but Bale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bale tries for a takedown but Corsa circles away easily
and Corsa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corsa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bale smiles and moves away.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corsa.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corsa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corsa tries for a takedown but Bale circles away easily
and Bale counters with a three punch combo that has Corsa backing up. Corsa nods at Bale to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corsa has managed to clinch.
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale looks for the body kick but Corsa saw that one coming.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kevin Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corsa is looking to clinch.
Bale darts in trying to clinch
and Corsa counters with a nice body kick.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bale pinned against the cage. Bale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corsa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bale!
Corsa controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kevin Bale!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Kevin Bale!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kevin Bale!
Kevin Bale wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Ziegler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owen Ziegler!
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, Cristian Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziegler looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Ziegler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Ziegler is having none of it.
Ziegler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
so Ziegler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ziegler forces his way into half guard.
Ziegler decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziegler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Ziegler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Ziegler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Ziegler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to control but Ziegler passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face as Ziegler controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ziegler is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Ziegler manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Ziegler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Ziegler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ziegler has passed into half guard!
Sanchez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Ziegler defends it easily.
Sanchez controls Ziegler momentarily but Ziegler frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Ziegler passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziegler works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ziegler stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
Ziegler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Ziegler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziegler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Ziegler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Ziegler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ziegler passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Ziegler has control of the leg.
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez landing a few short strikes.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Owen Ziegler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Ziegler has passed into side control.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ziegler controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ziegler. 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.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Ziegler has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez is trying to reverse the position but instead Ziegler has taken his back - oops!
Sanchez tries to escape but Ziegler has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sanchez turns into Ziegler and is now in his guard.
Ziegler pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cristian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ziegler moves away
and Ziegler counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Ziegler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ziegler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Ziegler from controlling successfully.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ziegler wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Ziegler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ziegler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Ziegler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ziegler is standing up over Sanchez. Sanchez looks to escape but Ziegler dives into side control.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Ziegler trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez kicks Ziegler off and gets back to his feet.
Owen Ziegler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziegler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ziegler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
Ziegler trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziegler prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Ziegler pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Ziegler has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Ziegler scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Ziegler.
Ziegler tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Ziegler with a couple of short strikes.
Ziegler won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ziegler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Ziegler is having none of it.
Sanchez has given up his back here.
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.
Ziegler scores with punches to the body.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ziegler doesn't have the hooks in and Sanchez manages to turn into his guard.
Ziegler keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Ziegler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Ziegler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Owen Ziegler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Sanchez.
Ziegler working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez pushes Ziegler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ziegler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cristian Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen Ziegler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Ziegler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziegler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Owen Ziegler wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Safra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Teobaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Safra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Safra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Teobaldo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safra fails with the takedown.
Teobaldo throws a series of punches but Safra avoids them all with ease.
Teobaldo drops Safra with a left right combo! Teobaldo follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Gustavo Safra has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teobaldo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Safra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safra is looking to regain half guard here but Teobaldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Safra is breathing heavily.
Safra is working hard here to advance position.
Teobaldo is chipping away with strikes.
Safra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Teobaldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Teobaldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teobaldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Teobaldo tries to stand but Safra is controlling his head.
Teobaldo trying to control the position but Safra is working away.
Teobaldo looks up at the clock and then as Safra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Teobaldo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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.
Safra can't do much from the bottom here.
Teobaldo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Teobaldo controlling the position.
Teobaldo tries to stand but Safra is controlling his head.
Teobaldo stands up and beckons Safra to his feet.
Teobaldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Safra backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teobaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teobaldo throws a combination. Safra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teobaldo looks to land a combination but Safra avoids it well.
No joy there for Teobaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose Teobaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teobaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Safra circles away.
Safra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teobaldo.
Teobaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Teobaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teobaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teobaldo is looking to clinch.
Safra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Teobaldo has eaten all the pies!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo tries to clinch there but Safra circles away.
Teobaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Teobaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Safra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teobaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teobaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teobaldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Safra clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safra has Teobaldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Teobaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Teobaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Safra prevents it.
Teobaldo can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Teobaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Safra's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Teobaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustavo Safra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teobaldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Safra counters by moving into the clinch.
Safra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teobaldo smiles and moves away.
Teobaldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Safra counters by clinching up.
Teobaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teobaldo misses with some punches.
Teobaldo is trying to break the clinch but Safra has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Teobaldo.
Teobaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teobaldo fails to pull guard.
Safra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Teobaldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teobaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teobaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Safra won't allow it.
Teobaldo trying to stall but Safra improves his position.
Teobaldo tries to break the clinch but Safra is controlling the position.
Teobaldo is pressed up against the cage. Safra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teobaldo down to the mat. Teobaldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Safra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teobaldo tries to clinch
and Safra counters with a takedown into side control.
Teobaldo is trying to control Safra's posture but Safra avoids it.
Safra is looking to take a break and control but Teobaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safra working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Safra trying to control the position but Teobaldo is working away.
Teobaldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Teobaldo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Teobaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teobaldo throws a nice looking combination but Safra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teobaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo throws a looping overhand right but Safra ducks down to avoid it.
Safra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Safra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Teobaldo gets back to half guard.
Teobaldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Safra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teobaldo keeps working.
Safra passes to side control.
Teobaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Safra controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo is not content to let Safra control the position.
Teobaldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Safra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Safra's cut.
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!
Safra dodges the punch combination from Teobaldo.
Teobaldo moves in looking to clinch but Safra pushes him off.
Safra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice combo by Teobaldo! Oh, that's hurt him - Safra falls to the canvas and Teobaldo follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teobaldo wants to stand but Safra is controlling his arm.
Safra is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teobaldo wants to stand but Safra is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra tries to bench press Teobaldo off him but Teobaldo keeps the position.
Safra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Teobaldo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Safra is trying to work for a sweep but Teobaldo has mounted him!
Safra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Safra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Safra holds of for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Safra is desperately trying to improve his position but Teobaldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Teobaldo tries to control but Safra wriggling away.
Teobaldo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Safra tries to lock up and control but Teobaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Safra holds of for dear life.
Teobaldo avoids the attempt from Safra to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safra is trying to escape the mount.
Safra is squirming around, avoiding Teobaldo's attempts to control the action.
Teobaldo lands a big elbow.
Safra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Safra is squirming around, avoiding Teobaldo's attempts to control the action.
Teobaldo avoids the attempt from Safra to control.
Teobaldo is landing with some decent strikes but Safra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Safra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Safra's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Safra tries to reverse the position but Teobaldo maintains control.
Gustavo Safra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Teobaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Safra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Teobaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teobaldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!
Jose Teobaldo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Abdulsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rogerio padovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Abdulsson!
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, rogerio padovan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Abdulsson misses.
Abdul Abdulsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdulsson throws a hook to the side of padovan's head but padovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
padovan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdulsson throws an overhand right that drops padovan like a sack of potatoes! Abdulsson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Abdulsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Leal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ravese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leal comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Last Resort. Ravese is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shining Down. Victor Leal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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, Victor Leal!
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, Nick Ravese!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravese scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ravese looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ravese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leal struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ravese is controlling him well.
Leal struggling a bit here.
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.
Ravese wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leal, who protects the arm well.
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.
Leal is looking for a sweep.
Leal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Leal has a hand on Ravese's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ravese takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Leal tries to hold on but Ravese pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ravese is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Ravese dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leal fails with the takedown
and Ravese counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ravese.
Leal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ravese puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ravese is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ravese is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Leal is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Ravese!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Ugen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado has chosen Mindless Self Indulgence - Bitches as his entrance music. Helio Machado is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blitz Ugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Machado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ugen's guard.
Machado pushing down on Ugen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Machado is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ugen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ugen is defending against the submission attempts here by Machado.
Machado wants to pass to mount but Ugen is defending the position.
Machado seems to be looking for submissions.
Ugen trying to control here.
Machado trying to mount his opponent but Ugen defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ugen's thigh. Ugen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Machado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ugen's guard.
Ugen is breathing heavily.
Ugen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Machado is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ugen!
Machado working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Machado goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ugen is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ugen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ugen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ugen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ugen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ugen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ugen uses it to pass to side control.
Ugen 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 Machado's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Machado regains half guard.
Machado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ugen is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ugen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Machado 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.
Machado darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Machado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Machado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ugen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Machado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ugen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado has hold of Ugen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ugen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Machado goes for an armbar but Ugen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ugen.
Machado throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ugen escapes and throws Machado's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Machado tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Machado looking for a sweep but Ugen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ugen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ugen prevents Machado from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Machado tries to improve his position but instead Ugen has taken his back!
Machado is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ugen doesn't have the hooks in and Machado manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ugen is keeping the position for now.
Machado pushes down on Ugen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ugen won't allow Machado to pass to mount.
Machado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Machado takes Ugen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ugen is in trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Machado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Machado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ugen prevents Machado from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ugen, who protects the arm well.
Ugen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ugen struggling a bit here.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ugen holds on to Machado's head and controls the position momentarily.
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.
Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ugen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ugen wants to control but Machado postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugen prevents Machado from improving position.
Ugen struggling a bit here.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machado tries for a kimura but Ugen is defending well.
Machado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ugen, who protects the arm well.
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.
Ugen is trying to control Machado's posture but Machado avoids it.
Machado tries to move to mount but Ugen blocks the move with his legs.
Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machado swings around for an armbar but Ugen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Machado's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Machado really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machado shoots in but Ugen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ugen misses with a takedown
and Machado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machado.
Machado slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Machado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ugen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Machado is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ugen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Machado gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ugen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Machado lets go of the hold and Ugen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Machado!
Helio Machado is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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