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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Tua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tua! 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, Neil Holmes! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tua is fending him off so far but Holmes persists. Nope, Tua circles away and we're back to standing. Horrible takedown by Holmes or perhaps it was just good defense by Tua which made him look bad. Neil Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Holmes misses with the combination.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes. Jab from Holmes. Tua moves out of range of the strikes. No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Tua avoids nicely. Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it. Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Tua jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Neil Holmes has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Holmes fails with a takedown attempt. David Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Holmes. Holmes looks gassed!
Tua has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Tua. Tua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tua slowing the pace effectively. Tua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Tua misses with a knee to the head. Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tua lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Tua lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment. Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tua has Holmes pressed against the cage.
Tua misses with an elbow strike.
Tua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tua lands a nice elbow. Holmes tries to break free but Tua pushes him back against the cage. Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Tua.
Tua is stalling here.
Tua misses with a knee strike.
Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Tua.
Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Tua. Tua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Tua.
Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tua looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Tua stalling in the clinch.
Tua misses with an elbow strike.
Tua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tua tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Holmes being controlled against the cage. Tua tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Tua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tua has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Tua has Holmes pushed against the cage. Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Tua. Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tua has him pressed against the cage. Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Tua.
Tua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Tua keeps him there for the moment. Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tua has him pressed against the cage. Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Nice elbow from Tua. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Tua pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tua tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tua has him pressed against the cage. Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Tua has Holmes pushed against the cage. Tua pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tua pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Holmes being controlled against the cage. Tua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses. Tua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Tua is stalling here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round. The cut man is working on Neil Holmes's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Holmes is breathing heavily. Tua tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Holmes lands a body shot.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage. Tua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holmes up against the cage. Tua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tua is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Tua lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off. Holmes wants to stall.
Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Tua lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye. Tua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses. Tua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Tua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tua misses with a knee strike.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Tua, against the cage.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Tua won't allow it.
David Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Holmes. Tua looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tua has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead. Tua tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tua walks away with a smile on his face. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tua is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Tua gets in close and instigates a clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Tua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tua lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment. Tua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Tua tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Tua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tua has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua misses with a knee to the head. Tua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Tua pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tua lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment. Holmes takes an elbow to the temple. Tua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Holmes tries to break the clinch but Tua is controlling the position. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage. Tua tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Tua throws an elbow but misses. Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Tua.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tua stalling in the clinch.
Holmes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tua connects with a knee to the head.
Tua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses. Tua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tua. Holmes wants to break free but Tua has control.
Tua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Tua will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Neil Holmes's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua. Holmes misses with a hook. Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tua tries to clinch up. The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Holmes tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A jab from Tua does it's job there.
Tua clinches. Tua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tua throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tua. Holmes tries to circle away but Tua has him pinned against the cage. Tua lands a damaging elbow. With the fighters up against the cage, Tua throws an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Tua throws an elbow but misses. Nice elbow from Tua. Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Tua.
Tua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The is referee keeping an eye on Tua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tua lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye. Tua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Tua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
Tua throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Tua to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow. Holmes tries to break free but Tua pushes him back against the cage. Tua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
Tua lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off. Holmes can't break the clinch.
Tua looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
Tua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tua avoiding damage.
Tua looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Holmes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua clinches. Holmes tries to break the clinch but Tua is controlling the position. Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple. Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses. Tua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tua tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Tua with a knee to the head.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Tua is controlling him. Tua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tua.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Holmes takes one to the chin there. David Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage. David Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Tua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tua misses with an elbow strike.
Tua prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch. Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Tua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms. Tua taking a breather. Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Tua, against the cage.
Tua prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch. Tua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses. Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Neil Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight! David Tua showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Tua!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Meza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meza comes to the cage accompanied by Lingua de tamandua. Ed Meza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Meza! 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, Rennon Silva! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva throws a nice inside leg kick. Meza checks a low kick from Silva. Silva is looking to slow Meza down with leg kicks. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meza paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meza pinned against the cage. Meza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Meza, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Meza against the cage but Meza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Meza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meza stands up from half guard. Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meza is out of range. Rennon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now. Ed Meza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rennon Silva. Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meza is controlling him. Meza controls from within his opponent's guard. Meza won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Meza is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Meza dives into side control.
Silva is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Meza take his back! Uh oh - Meza has got a rear naked choke here! Silva is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ed Meza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Step Up. Warrior comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coal Chamber-Loco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Miller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warrior. Warrior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Miller drops Warrior with a nice combination! Miller dives into Warrior's guard, looking to finish!
 Warrior is rocked!
 It looks like Ultimate Warrior has been cut. Miller postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Warrior covers up, he's hurt! Miller keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Miller and the ref steps in to end the fight! Miller can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrado Headbenze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slide! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conrado Headbenze! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slide connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Headbenze shoots in looking for a takedown. Slide tries to sprawl out of it but Headbenze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slide manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Slide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Headbenze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Headbenze slips a jab and a cross from Slide.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slide. Slide plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Headbenze shoots in for a double leg but Slide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Headbenze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slide avoids it really well and circles away. Bimbo Slide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrado Headbenze. Slide throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Headbenze's head. Slide slaps away a takedown attempt from Headbenze, before circling back to the center of the mat. Slide throws a right hand that Headbenze ducks under and follows up with a left that Headbenze also avoids with ease. Slide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Headbenze dives in and grabs Slide's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slide pushes down on Headbenze's head and hops out. Slide lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Headbenze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slide circles away. Headbenze looks gassed! Headbenze shoots for a double leg takedown but Slide sprawls well. He's pushed Headbenze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Headbenze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slide. Headbenze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slide sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Headbenze somewhat. Good leg kick by Slide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slide. Slide lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Headbenze circles away quickly and effectively. Slide getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Slide lands a two punch combo.
Headbenze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Slide throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slide stuns Headbenze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Slide closes the distance and lands a one-two. Slide lands with a kick to the temple. Headbenze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Slide throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Slide throws a head kick that Headbenze semi-blocks.
Headbenze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide clinches up against the cage. Headbenze takes an elbow to the temple. Slide lands a damaging elbow. Slide scores with a nice hook to the head. Slide comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Headbenze takes an elbow to the forehead. Slide lands a nice elbow. Headbenze blocks an elbow strike. Slide lands an elbow that stopped Headbenze in his tracks for a moment. Slide lands an elbow inside. Slide scores with a knee to the head.
Slide lands an elbow inside. Slide lands a nice elbow. Slide working Headbenze over with knees to the body. Slide throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slide creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Headbenze's defenses. Slide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Headbenze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Headbenze avoiding damage as Slide throws knees to the body.
Headbenze avoids a wild elbow strike from Slide. Slide creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Headbenze's defenses. Slide lands an elbow that stopped Headbenze in his tracks for a moment.
Slide escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slide lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slide. Slide throws a nice inside leg kick. Good shot there by Slide.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Slide moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Headbenze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Headbenze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Headbenze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Slide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slide scores with a three punch combo!
Slide uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Headbenze has time to react. Slide goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Slide scores with a three punch combo!
Slide lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slide dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Headbenze. That did some damage! Slide scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Slide lands but Headbenze takes it in his stride.
Headbenze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Slide is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Headbenze is controlling him well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headbenze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Slide wants to get back to his feet but Headbenze drags him back down. Headbenze throwing shots but missing, from side control. Slide defending against the ground and pound.
Headbenze swings around for an armbar but Slide sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Headbenze's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Slide wants to pass the guard but Headbenze is keeping the position. Slide controlling from the top position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slide 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slide, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Slide. A nice combination there by Slide.
Nice sprawl there from Slide as Headbenze shoots in. Bimbo Slide is winning the standup battle so far. Headbenze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slide.
Headbenze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Headbenze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slide tries to avoid it but Headbenze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slide to the ground. Slide escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Slide throws a series of punches but Headbenze moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slide misses with a series of wild punches.
Slide scores with a jab to the body. Slide throws a leg kick which misses Headbenze's front leg but catches the back leg as Headbenze tries to avoid it. Slide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Headbenze is breathing heavily. Slide lands with a kick to the temple. Headbenze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 That's one minute gone in the round. Slide displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Slide closes the distance and lands a one-two. Headbenze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slide but Slide pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bimbo Slide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrado Headbenze. Slide looks to land a combination but Headbenze avoids it well. Slide throws a series of strikes that have Headbenze backpedaling.
Headbenze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slide avoids it really well and circles away. Slide lands with a slapping head kick. Slide lands a nice looking body shot.
Headbenze dodges the punch combination from Slide.
Slide thumps Headbenze with a low kick. Left hook, right uppercut from Slide. Slide scores with a three punch combo!
Slide throws a series of punches but Headbenze moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Slide lands a nice shot to the body.
Slide displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Slide lunges at Headbenze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Headbenze's hand. Slide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Headbenze takes one on the button. Slide throws a series of strikes that have Headbenze backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action! Slide lands with a nice combination. Headbenze backs away looking to recover. Slide throws a right and a left that both miss. An inside leg kick lands from Slide. Slide lands with a nice combination. Headbenze backs away looking to recover. Slide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Headbenze moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Headbenze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slide can pounce on him.
Slide clinches up with Headbenze and pushes him back against the cage. Slide lands a nice elbow. Slide slowing the pace effectively.
Slide breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bimbo Slide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Slide turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide forces Headbenze back against the cage and clinches. Headbenze tries to score a body lock takedown but Slide shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Headbenze avoiding damage as Slide throws knees to the body.
Slide lands a nice elbow. Slide lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Slide lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Slide lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Headbenze. Slide comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Slide crunches a lovely knee into Headbenze's ribcage. Headbenze takes a knee to the side of the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slide obliges. Slide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Headbenze can do to turn this around? Slide lands an elbow that stopped Headbenze in his tracks for a moment. Slide lands a nice elbow. Headbenze blocks the elbow strike.
Headbenze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Slide landing knees to the body.
Headbenze has Slide pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slide manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Slide stops a takedown attempt from Headbenze.
Slide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slide lands an elbow inside that Headbenze shrugs off. Nice elbow from Slide. Slide prevents the takedown attempt.
Slide working Headbenze over with knees to the body. Slide lands an elbow inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Slide comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Slide pushes off an throws an elbow but Headbenze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Headbenze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slide pulls his leg out and moves away.
Headbenze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Headbenze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Headbenze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Slide's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slide duly obliges. Slide leaves Headbenze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Headbenze takes a kick to the side of the head. Bimbo Slide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slide misses with a two punch combination.
Headbenze closes the distance and clinches up with Slide, looking for a takedown. Headbenze pushes Slide against the cage but Slide circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Slide lunges at Headbenze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Headbenze's hand. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slide dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Slide scores with a one two! Headbenze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A right-left combo lands from Slide. Slide misses with a few strikes there.
Slide displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Headbenze. A left and a right from Slide both land. Nice combination. Slide scores with a one two! Headbenze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Headbenze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Headbenze fails with a takedown attempt. Donk. Slide catches Headbenze right on the button with a cross. Headbenze takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slide misses with a double jab.
Slide connects with a nice looking jab.
Headbenze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A slapping leg kick lands for Slide.
Slide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Slide uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Slide jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slide plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Nice sprawl there from Slide as Headbenze shoots in. Bimbo Slide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrado Headbenze. Slide swinging wilding here.
Slide throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slide misses with a few strikes there.
Slide misses with a two punch combination.
Slide throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Slide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Headbenze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slide lands with a nice body punch. A nice combination there by Slide.
Both fighters circling a little - Slide finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Slide scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Slide lands with an overhand left. Slide goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. No luck for Headbenze with that takedown attempt. Slide lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Slide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Headbenze doesn't seem bothered though. Slide buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slide!
Some wild striking there from Slide.
Slide misses with the combination.
Headbenze fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Slide misses with a double jab.
Bimbo Slide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Headbenze to score an easy takedown into full guard. Headbenze trying to control but Slide is working from the bottom. Slide not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Headbenze wants to control from the top but Slide keeps moving.
Headbenze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slide is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Headbenze, into his guard.
Headbenze throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slide uses it to pass to side control.
Conrado Headbenze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide decides to stand back up. Slide dips to his left and cracks Headbenze with an uppercut!
Slide rushes Headbenze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Headbenze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slide is keeping busy. Headbenze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slide prevents it.
Slide trying to land knees to the body.
Slide lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Slide.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slide lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Bimbo Slide showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slide, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slide!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master The Real Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Coveiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master The Real Deal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Coveiro! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Coveiro misses with a body shot.
The Real Deal moves into the clinch successfully.
The Real Deal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coveiro's efforts to push away. The Real Deal has Coveiro pushed against the cage. Coveiro tries to circle away but The Real Deal has him pinned against the cage. The Real Deal controlling the action here for a moment.
Coveiro tries to break the clinch but The Real Deal is controlling the position. The Real Deal tries to pull guard but Coveiro holds him up against the cage and eventually The Real Deal drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coveiro is trying to break the clinch but The Real Deal is controlling him. The Real Deal is struggling to control the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
The Real Deal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Coveiro regains guard.
Coveiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Real Deal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The Real Deal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coveiro is keeping the position for now.
Coveiro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. The Real Deal is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coveiro. Coveiro wants to control but The Real Deal postures up.
The Real Deal decides to stand back up. The Real Deal steps back and let's Coveiro get back to his feet.
The Real Deal clinches. Coveiro keeps control of The Real Deal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The Real Deal is breathing heavily. The Real Deal wants a takedown.
The Real Deal has Coveiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coveiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master The Real Deal. That's going to take a lot out of him. A hook to the body from The Real Deal.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Real Deal decides to pull guard. The Real Deal has a closed guard, preventing Coveiro from standing up. The Real Deal keeping full guard, as Coveiro tries to pass.
Coveiro gets to his feet - The Real Deal follows without any prompting. Coveiro throws a hook to the side of The Real Deal's head but The Real Deal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The Real Deal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Coveiro swinging wilding here.
Coveiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Coveiro catches The Real Deal right on the button with a cross. Jose Coveiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Coveiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Coveiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The Real Deal dodges the punch combination from Coveiro.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The Real Deal shoots in for a takedown but Coveiro shows good takedown defense. The Real Deal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Coveiro misses with a two punch combination.
Coveiro looks to land a combination but The Real Deal avoids it well. The Real Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Real Deal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coveiro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Real Deal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The Real Deal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Real Deal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The Real Deal wants to stand but Coveiro is controlling his arm.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Coveiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Coveiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coveiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Coveiro is just content to waste time from the top position. The Real Deal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. The Real Deal looking for a sweep. Not yet The Real Deal, not yet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Real Deal keeping full guard, as Coveiro tries to pass.
Coveiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coveiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Coveiro dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coveiro throws a right and a left that The Real Deal avoids nicely. The Real Deal dodges the punch combination from Coveiro.
Coveiro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coveiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Real Deal forces Coveiro back against the cage and clinches. Coveiro is looking to break free of the clinch but The Real Deal has double underhooks. Coveiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Real Deal decides to pull guard. Coveiro preventing the sweep. The Real Deal is working hard here to advance position. Coveiro won't allow The Real Deal to get back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Coveiro looking to pass the guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Real Deal looking for a sweep. Not yet The Real Deal, not yet.
Coveiro drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Real Deal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Real Deal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Real Deal! The Real Deal tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. The Real Deal prevents Coveiro from escaping the position. Coveiro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Coveiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Coveiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
 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. Coveiro tries to escape but The Real Deal is in control. Coveiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Real Deal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Real Deal closes the distance and pushes Coveiro back into the cage.
The Real Deal successfully pulls guard.
The Real Deal has his feet on Coveiro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. The Real Deal fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Real Deal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coveiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Real Deal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coveiro is trying to force a seperation but The Real Deal has the dominant position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Real Deal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Coveiro is trying to keep an underhook but The Real Deal manages to get the takedown into half guard. Coveiro is trying to stand.
The Real Deal is controlling the pace.
The Real Deal wants to free his trapped foot but Coveiro is holding on for dear life with his legs. Coveiro gets back to full guard.
Coveiro looking for subs off his back but The Real Deal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Coveiro is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Real Deal pulls his head out easily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Coveiro pushes The Real Deal off looking to stand but The Real Deal dives back in and keeps control.
The Real Deal stands up and beckons Coveiro to join him on the feet.
The Real Deal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Real Deal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Real Deal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Coveiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Real Deal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Master The Real Deal 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. This is the final round!
Coveiro fails with the takedown
and The Real Deal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coveiro's guard now.
The Real Deal gets to his feet - Coveiro follows without any prompting.
The Real Deal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Coveiro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coveiro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. The Real Deal is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coveiro. Coveiro wants to get back to his feet. Coveiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Real Deal's best efforts. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Coveiro is refusing to be controlled, as The Real Deal sits in half guard. Coveiro is looking to control The Real Deal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coveiro avoid being mounted?
 That's one minute gone in the round.
The Real Deal decides to return to a standing position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A left and a right from Coveiro both land. Nice combination. The Real Deal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coveiro is fending him off so far but The Real Deal persists. Nope, Coveiro circles away and we're back to standing. Coveiro darts in trying to clinch and The Real Deal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The Real Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Coveiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Coveiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Real Deal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coveiro's guard.
Coveiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coveiro is looking for a triangle but The Real Deal pushes his legs off easily.
The Real Deal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coveiro, up you get!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Coveiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Real Deal gets a clinch. Coveiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Real Deal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master The Real Deal. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Real Deal prevents Coveiro from breaking the clinch. The Real Deal jumps guard but Coveiro stands there with The Real Deal around his waist. The Real Deal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coveiro wants to get back to striking at distance but The Real Deal won't allow it.
Coveiro is trying to break the clinch but The Real Deal is controlling him. The Real Deal has Coveiro pressed against the cage, preventing Coveiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range. The Real Deal lands a nice knee to the body. A body shot lands from The Real Deal.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Real Deal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Real Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Real Deal has Coveiro up against the cage in a clinch.
The Real Deal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coveiro's efforts to push away. The Real Deal fails to pull guard.
Coveiro can't break the clinch.
The Real Deal drags the fight down to the ground.
Coveiro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Real Deal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Coveiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Real Deal scores a takedown into full mount! The Real Deal tries to control but Coveiro wriggling away. Coveiro really wants to buck The Real Deal off and get back to his feet. The Real Deal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Real Deal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Coveiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The Real Deal mounts Coveiro! Really nice guard pass there!
And that's the end of the fight! Master The Real Deal showed his dominance in that final round. I think The Real Deal 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master The Real Deal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between rasan gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikita Kotoski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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194 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rasan gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Kotoski! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kotoski scores with a body shot.
Kotoski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotoski pulls guard effortlessly.
Kotoski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. gracie is aware though and is defending well. gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Kotoski controls gracie momentarily but gracie frees himself. Kotoski looking to hit a scissor sweep but gracie is one step ahead there.
gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kotoski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kotoski is on top in guard.
gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
gracie is breathing heavily. Kotoski manages to regain half guard. Good work. Kotoski trying to control but gracie postures up.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kotoski sees it coming and defends easily. Kotoski has his hands clasped together around gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Kotoski actively working from the bottom here.
Kotoski has one foot on gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kotoski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. gracie is trying to control the position but Kotoski postures up.
Kotoski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kotoski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Kotoski stopping the sweep attempt from gracie.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotoski stands up and waves to gracie to follow him.
Kotoski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
gracie actively working from the bottom here. Kotoski passes the guard and advances to mount! gracie is trying to escape the mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotoski working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kotoski! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nikita Kotoski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Mudvayne - Not Falling. Cosby has chosen Cosby Show as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Franklin! 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, Bill Cosby! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Franklin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin. Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cosby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Franklin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franklin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cosby did well to prevent Franklin getting side control. Cosby is looking to improve his position.
Cosby manages to get to full guard.
Franklin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Franklin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cosby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby has his foot on Franklin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franklin works his way back into a safe position though. Franklin distracts Cosby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Franklin tries to free his leg and advance position but Cosby is retaining full guard. Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Cosby's legs - danger averted. Franklin preventing the sweep. Cosby looks gassed! Franklin is working Cosby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franklin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cosby throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Franklin stands and throws Cosby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Check out the look on Franklin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sloppy strikes there by Franklin. Cosby is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Cosby is looking to improve his position.
Franklin wants to stand but Cosby has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cosby manages to get to full guard.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cosby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Cosby wants to stand up but Franklin is controlling him. Cosby striking off his back but it's not causing Franklin any problems.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Cosby doesn't succeed with the takedown and Franklin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Franklin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cosby. Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cosby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cosby. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cosby escapes and throws Franklin's legs to the side, diving into side control! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Franklin is trying to get back to half guard.
Cosby has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Cosby will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin. Cosby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosby gets slowly back to his feet. Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cosby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cosby moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby jumps into guard, dragging Franklin to the mat.
Franklin trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom. Franklin scoring with some ground and pound.
Franklin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cosby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Franklin has Cosby in his guard. Franklin 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. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cosby scoring with punches to the head and body. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cosby stands and throws Franklin's legs to the side, diving into side control. Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Franklin is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Franklin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Cosby stops Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Cosby drops an elbow to the side of Franklin's head. Cosby seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Franklin is looking for a sweep. Cosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cosby seems to be looking for submissions.
Cosby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Franklin defends it well. Franklin moves into full guard.
Franklin tries to land a sweep but no joy. Franklin lands some strikes from the bottom. Cosby stands up over Franklin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cosby defends well. Cosby stands and throws Franklin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cosby scoring with punches from side control. Franklin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cosby is looking for a kimura but Franklin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cosby to get the leverage. Franklin tries to kick Cosby off but Cosby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Cosby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
Cosby is trying to work for a kimura but Franklin is defending well.
Franklin is trying to control but can't.
Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Franklin works his way to full guard. Good work. Cosby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cosby is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Franklin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Franklin has escaped and now he's on top! Franklin working some strikes from top position.
Cosby is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Franklin has his hands clasped together but Cosby extends an breaks Franklin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cosby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Cosby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quem Disse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quem Disse! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Jurgen! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jurgen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Disse.
Jurgen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jurgen decides to pull guard.
Jurgen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Disse looking to sit in guard and control but Jurgen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Disse has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jurgen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Disse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disse swinging wilding here.
Jurgen cracks Disse with a right hand to the side of the head. A punch combination from Disse misses. Disse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jurgen throws out the jab. A punch combination from Disse misses.
Jurgen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jurgen lands in his opponent's guard. Disse looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jurgen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Disse trying to control but Jurgen postures up.
Jurgen is keen to just control but Disse is a slippery customer. Disse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jurgen. Disse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jurgen working the head and body with strikes. Disse tries to roll over but Jurgen keeps him under control. Disse trying to hold on to Jurgen's head to control him but Jurgen postures up.
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. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Disse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jurgen. Jurgen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jurgen tries to pass to full mount but Disse defends it. Jurgen trying to control the action but Disse is working from the bottom. Jurgen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. A nice elbow there by Jurgen. Jurgen looking to finish Disse with some ground and pound. This is bad for Disse! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jurgen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Disse can't escape the position.
Jurgen with a couple of short strikes. Jurgen landing strikes from the mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jurgen landing strikes from the mount. Jurgen with the ground and pound from mount.
Jurgen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Jurgen landing strikes from the mount and Disse is in trouble! Jurgen lands a heavy elbow. Jurgen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Disse looks a forlorn figure.
Disse tries to get back to half guard but can't. Disse squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jurgen with shots to the head and body - Disse looks very uncomfortable down there. Jurgen raining down shots from the mount! This has been an exciting period of action! Jurgen punishing his opponent with strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jurgen punishing his opponent with strikes. Disse tries to lock up and control but Jurgen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jurgen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Disse manages to avoid the submission attempt. Disse is trying to control Jurgen's posture but Jurgen avoids it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Disse is breathing heavily. Disse defending against the ground and pound. Jurgen wants to control but Disse is keeping him busy. Disse is pushing Jurgen's head away, looking to escape. Jurgen manages to hold on to the position though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jurgen scores with a couple of short elbows. Check out the look on Jurgen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jurgen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jurgen dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Disse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jurgen circles away quickly and effectively. Disse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jurgen. Jurgen dives in and grabs Disse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Disse pushes down on Jurgen's head and hops out. Jurgen dodges the punch combination from Disse.
Jurgen swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Disse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jurgen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jurgen. Disse working hard to break the clinch. Disse tries to circle away but Jurgen has him pinned against the cage. Jurgen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Disse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quem Disse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jurgen. A frustrated look appears on Disse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jurgen has Disse pressed against the cage, preventing Disse from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Disse wants to get back to striking at distance but Jurgen won't allow it.
Jurgen stalling in the clinch.
Jurgen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Disse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Disse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Disse misses with a wild combination.
Disse misses with the combination.
Jurgen has closed the distance and engaged Disse in a clinch.
Disse is trying to force a seperation but Jurgen has the dominant position. Disse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jurgen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Disse's efforts to push away. Disse tries to circle away but Jurgen has him pinned against the cage. Jurgen prevents Disse from breaking the clinch.
Jurgen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Disse clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Disse wants to control his opponent's hands but Jurgen gets his hands free. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Disse covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Jurgen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Disse rolls, trying to escape but Jurgen keeps control of the position.
Jurgen is punishing Disse with strikes - can he finish him?! Jurgen controls the position. Disse holding both Jurgen 's hands and preventing any damage. A bit of a pause in the action here. Jurgen controlling the positon. Jurgen punishes Disse with strikes from the back mount. Jurgen trying to control. Jurgen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Disse.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Disse is trying to stand back up. Jurgen landing with strikes. Disse holding both Jurgen 's hands and preventing any damage. Disse tries to roll but Jurgen sticks to his back.
Jurgen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Disse.
Disse trying to control the action but Jurgen just sinks the hooks in. Jurgen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is taking a good look at Disse as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jurgen!
Disse is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jurgen has Disse flattened out and is raining down punches. Disse has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Disse is trapped and Jurgen is scoring with shots to the head and body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Disse staying busy and making it hard for Jurgen to control. Jurgen landing with strikes. Jurgen wants to control but Disse is keeping busy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jurgen has the hooks in. Disse is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Jurgen lands a shot to the head.
Jurgen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Disse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Disse for a finish. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jurgen 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!
Jurgen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Quem Disse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Disse misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooh a lovely combination from Jurgen sends Disse down but not out. Jurgen dives into side control looking to finish.
 Disse is rocked!
 It looks like Quem Disse has been cut. Jurgen scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Disse is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jurgen can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Jurgen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aniouz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Gulag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gulag is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by без души. Sergio Aniouz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aniouz! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grizzly Gulag! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gulag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aniouz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gulag lands a head kick!
 It looks like Sergio Aniouz has been cut. Aniouz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gulag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gulag turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Aniouz moves in looking to clinch but Gulag pushes him off. Aniouz blocks the body kick.
Aniouz fails in his attempt to clinch. Gulag throws a nice outside leg kick. Gulag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gulag throws a sloppy head kick and Aniouz moves out of range easily. Aniouz tries to clinch there but Gulag circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gulag.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Aniouz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gulag throws a head kick that misses. A head kick from Gulag lands but Aniouz takes it in his stride. Aniouz moves out of range as Gulag throws a body kick.
Gulag lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aniouz's sensitive parts. Aniouz missing with a left hand there. Gulag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gulag scores with a head kick.
Aniouz shoots in for a takedown but Gulag shows good takedown defense.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Gulag throws a quick inside leg kick. Aniouz is breathing heavily. Gulag moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gulag chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gulag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gulag connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gulag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gulag jabs Aniouz right on the nose. Aniouz blinks but takes it well. Grizzly Gulag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gulag throws a head kick that half lands.
Aniouz tries to clinch up but Gulag circles away and keeps his distance. A slapping leg kick lands for Gulag.
Gulag throws a leg kick which misses Aniouz's front leg but catches the back leg as Aniouz tries to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Gulag. Grizzly Gulag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gulag lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gulag dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aniouz. That did some damage! Gulag throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Gulag throws a nice head kick!
Gulag fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Sergio Aniouz's cut is getting worse. Gulag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gulag thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aniouz if he has to take too many more of those.
Gulag lands with a thumping leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Gulag. Gulag lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aniouz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gulag scores with a spinning back kick! Nice jab there from Gulag. Gulag throws a quick inside leg kick. Gulag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aniouz circles away quickly and effectively. Gulag tries a head kick but it misses.
Gulag throws a sloppy head kick and Aniouz moves out of range easily. Gulag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gulag lands with a slapping head kick. Gulag cracks the inside of Aniouz's front leg. Gulag moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Aniouz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aniouz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gulag - the referee stops the clock and Aniouz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gulag. Aniouz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Gulag cracks the inside of Aniouz's front leg. Gulag lands a high kick!
 Aniouz is rocked!
 Sergio Aniouz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Nice body kick from Gulag. Gulag throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Aniouz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Aniouz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Aniouz seems to have got his legs back now.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gulag moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gulag throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Jeez, Sergio Aniouz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Gulag lands a brutal head kick. Aniouz looks out on his feet and Gulag throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Grizzly Gulag! Grizzly Gulag is the new light heavyweight champion!
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