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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Turolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallys Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turolla comes to the cage accompanied by Destemido Walace. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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, Gustavo Turolla!
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, Wallys Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turolla walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Turolla looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva throws a series of punches but Turolla avoids them all with ease.
BOOM! Silva lands a beautiful left hook that drops Turolla. Turolla tries to recover but Silva is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Turolla lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallys Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris tries to clinch up.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Norris misses with a wild combination.
Norris takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norris lands with a hook. Balboa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Donk. Norris catches Balboa right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mirko Balboa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris swinging wilding here.
Norris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balboa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Norris and Balboa goes tumbling to the canvas! Norris follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Balboa is rocked!
Norris postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Balboa to stand up.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Balboa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Norris wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Norris can't break the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norris.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Balboa off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Norris follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Balboa was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chuck Norris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kyle jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Porrieste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kyle jensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kyle jensen!
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, Greg Porrieste!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jensen shoots for a takedown but Porrieste saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
jensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Porrieste defends it nicely.
jensen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
jensen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
jensen wants to take a breather but Porrieste is having none of it.
jensen trying to pass the guard but Porrieste defending well.
Porrieste keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
jensen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
jensen is looking to stall here but Porrieste recovers full guard.
Porrieste can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as jensen controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jensen throwing strikes but missing.
jensen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says jensen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Porrieste screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with jensen! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). kyle jensen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Rios has chosen Too Legit to Quit as his entrance music. Rodrigo Rios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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131 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Rios!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios is looking to clinch.
Rios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rios tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
Byrne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rios is trying to defend but Byrne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rios is defending against the submission attempts here by Byrne.
Byrne passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne controlling his opponent.
Rios tries to reverse the position but Byrne maintains control.
Byrne working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne is going olschool here, as he tries to force Rios to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rios shrugs it off.
Rios is squirming around, avoiding Byrne's attempts to control the action.
Byrne looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Byrne is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rios can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Byrne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rios is looking to improve his position but Byrne isn't that keen on the idea.
Rios tries to hold on but Byrne pushes him away.
Byrne looking to control but Rios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rios is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Byrne wants to control the pace but Rios is squirming around nicely.
Rios in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rios can't escape the position.
Byrne looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rios is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne looking to control but Rios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byrne has hold of Rios's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rios manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Byrne lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Byrne 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.
Rios regains half guard.
Byrne wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
Byrne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Byrne takes Rios's back.
Byrne is hanging on to Rios's back as he tries to escape.
Byrne is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Byrne gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Byrne gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Byrne apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rodrigo Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrne shoots in for a double leg but Rios sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Byrne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Byrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rios tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
Byrne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rios's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throwing strikes from guard but Rios blocks nicely.
Byrne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rios wants to sweep but no luck.
Byrne trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Rios keeping full guard, as Byrne tries to pass.
Rios controls Byrne momentarily but Byrne frees himself.
Byrne forces his way into half guard.
Byrne working over Rios with some ground and pound. Rios looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Byrne prevents Rios from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Byrne 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.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne gets a clinch.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Byrne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Byrne controlling Rios's posture.
Byrne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rios stays in close to Byrne's body and controls the position.
Byrne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rios!
Rios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Byrne moves to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Byrne is hanging on to Rios's back as he tries to escape.
Rios trying to control but not successfully.
Byrne looking for the choke from the back.
Byrne connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rios to escape the position.
Byrne gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rios breaks Byrne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Byrne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rios's guard.
Byrne wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
Rios looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne stays in close to Rios's body and controls the position.
Byrne slips nicely into half guard.
Byrne trying to control the action but Rios is working from the bottom.
Rios trying to control here.
Byrne moves nicely into side control.
Byrne trying to control the position but Rios is working away.
Rios is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Byrne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is not content to let Byrne control the position.
Byrne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rios is trying to escape the position but Byrne is controlling the position.
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.
Rios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rios, who protects the arm well.
Byrne cracks Rios with a big right hand but Rios just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrne working the ground and pound.
Rios prevents Byrne from moving into mount.
Rios is trying to improve his position.
Rios wants to control but Byrne postures up.
Rios tries to bench press Byrne off him but Byrne keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Byrne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Byrne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Byrne lands in his opponent's guard.
Byrne pushes down on Rios's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rios is trying to stand up here but Byrne is controlling him well.
Byrne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Byrne working the head and body with strikes.
Byrne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byrne uses his free foot to push down on Rios's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rios.
Byrne landing punches.
Byrne working for a guillotine from mount but Rios is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios is desperately trying to improve his position but Byrne has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is bucking up trying to escape but Byrne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Byrne is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rios has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Byrne raining down shots from the mount!
Rios keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Byrne moves to take his opponent's back.
Byrne wants to control the position but Rios frees himself and scrambles - Byrne manages to regain control in side control.
Rios takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rios tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is working to tighten is grip on Rios's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rios has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Byrne is really squeezing tight and eventually Rios passes out! Byrne breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Conor Byrne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Severo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severo has chosen Hallowed Be Thy Name as his entrance music. Carlos Severo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Severo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Severo with that takedown attempt.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Severo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Severo leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Severo tries a head kick but it misses.
Severo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Severo's guard now.
Rogerio Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Severo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves postures up.
Severo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Severo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Severo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Severo working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
Severo controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Alves stays in close to Severo's body and controls the position.
Alves wants to control from the top but Severo keeps moving.
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.
Severo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Severo with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Severo is retaining full guard.
Severo striking off his back but it's not causing Alves any problems.
Severo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Severo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Severo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves regains half guard.
Severo is thwarting Alves's attempts to control the position.
Alves lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Severo wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Alves trying to control but Severo postures up.
Severo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control but Severo postures up.
Severo is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Severo passes to full mount!
Alves is looking to improve his position but Severo isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severo wants to finish this one by submission but Alves is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Severo.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Severo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Severo tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Severo!
Severo tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Severo is looking to get to half guard.
Severo wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Severo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Severo tries to improve his position but Alves has taken his back! Alves has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Severo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Alves pushes Severo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogerio Alves!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Matheus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lust SIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Matheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Matheus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matheus is looking to clinch but Kisaragi is avoiding it.
Matheus wants to clinch up but Kisaragi keeps it at a distance.
Matheus has managed to clinch.
Matheus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matheus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matheus clinches.
Matheus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matheus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matheus is looking to escape.
Matheus won't allow Kisaragi to pass to mount.
Matheus is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matheus won't allow Kisaragi to pass to mount.
Kisaragi is trying to work for a kimura but Matheus is defending well.
Kisaragi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matheus sees it coming and defends easily.
Kisaragi is looking for a kimura here.
Matheus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matheus is defending against the submission attempts here by Kisaragi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kisaragi is trying to work for a kimura but Matheus is defending well.
Kisaragi is looking for submissions but instead, Matheus has regained full guard.
Kisaragi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matheus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kisaragi has Matheus in his guard.
Kisaragi working for a triangle but Matheus defends it easily.
Kisaragi looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matheus uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matheus has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kisaragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matheus's waist but Matheus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kisaragi off to one side.
Matheus tries to clinch there but Kisaragi circles away.
Matheus throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kisaragi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kisaragi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matheus lands a high kick!
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kisaragi wants to work for an arm triangle but Matheus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kisaragi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matheus is just riding it out for now. Kisaragi eventually gives up the hold.
Matheus trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Matheus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Matheus.
Matheus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kisaragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matheus sprawls well. Matheus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kisaragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Matheus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kisaragi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matheus wanted to stand there but Kisaragi had control of the position.
Kisaragi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matheus uses it to pass to side control.
Kisaragi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kisaragi moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kisaragi stops Matheus from getting back to his feet.
Kisaragi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Matheus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kisaragi wants to work for an arm triangle but Matheus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kisaragi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kisaragi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matheus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matheus is trying to stand back up but Kisaragi is controlling him
Kisaragi is pressing down on Matheus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matheus is holding on for now.
Kisaragi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matheus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matheus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kisaragi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kisaragi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kisaragi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matheus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kisaragi, into his guard.
Kisaragi looking for subs off his back but Matheus has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi moves into full guard.
Jin Kisaragi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kisaragi is looking for a triangle but Matheus pushes his legs off easily.
Matheus stands up from Kisaragi's guard - Matheus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kisaragi fails with the takedown
and Matheus moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Matheus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Matheus forces Kisaragi back against the cage and clinches.
Matheus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matheus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kisaragi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kisaragi wants to pass the guard but Matheus is keeping the position.
Kisaragi won't allow Matheus to sweep him here.
Matheus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kisaragi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Matheus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kisaragi's back instead.
Kisaragi breaks Matheus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kisaragi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matheus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matheus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matheus!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi gets back to half guard.
Kisaragi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matheus postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kisaragi to stand up.
Matheus gets caught flat footed, as Kisaragi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matheus wants to sweep here but Kisaragi controlling him for the moment.
Kisaragi has gone for a leg lock! Matheus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kisaragi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matheus defends well.
Kisaragi working for a triangle but Matheus defends it easily.
Kisaragi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matheus passes into half guard.
Kisaragi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Matheus pulls his head out easily.
Jorge Matheus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi with the active half guard here but Matheus passes nicely into side control.
Matheus decides to stand back up.
Matheus misses with a body kick.
Matheus is looking to clinch.
Matheus tries to clinch but Kisaragi is having none of it.
Matheus clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kisaragi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matheus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kisaragi to the mat. Kisaragi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Matheus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kisaragi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matheus has managed to get both his arms back between Kisaragi's legs - danger averted.
Kisaragi keeping moving, preventing Matheus from controlling successfully.
Matheus drops back looking for a leg! Kisaragi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kisaragi manages to kick Matheus off! Matheus jumps back into Kisaragi's guard.
Matheus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kisaragi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matheus has managed to get both his arms back between Kisaragi's legs - danger averted.
Jin Kisaragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kisaragi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matheus uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jin Kisaragi.
I think Matheus 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Matheus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoney Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Stoney Smith!
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, Dino Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazares looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cazares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Cazares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Cazares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Cazares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cazares working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cazares on the ground.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cazares keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cazares is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cazares.
Cazares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cazares is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cazares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cazares blocks the strikes from Smith.
Cazares lands strikes from half guard.
Cazares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cazares moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Cazares 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. Smith looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Cazares! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dino Cazares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Svenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Taking Over 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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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Svenn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenn stuffs the takedown attempt from Dowd. Dowd gets slowly back to his feet.
Dowd misses with a low kick.
Svenn lands with a cross.
A combination from Dowd does no damage.
Svenn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svenn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dowd shoots for a takedown but Svenn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Svenn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dowd throws a body punch but Svenn moves out of range.
Svenn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dowd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wellen Dowd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenn throws a looping overhand right but Dowd ducks down to avoid it.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svenn manages to avoid it.
Svenn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svenn is out of range and Dowd settles back down.
Dowd shoots in for a takedown but Svenn shows good takedown defense.
Svenn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svenn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dowd circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowd wants to slow Svenn down by chopping away at his legs.
Svenn throws a body punch but Dowd moves out of range.
Svenn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dowd throws out a leg kick but Svenn moves out of range and Dowd only half commits.
Wellen Dowd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowd doesn't manage to clinch there - Svenn circles away.
Dowd shoots in and drives through. Svenn sprawls well.
Svenn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dowd moves away.
Dowd throws the left hand but Svenn avoids the punch easily.
Dowd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowd throws a series of punches but Svenn avoids them all with ease.
Svenn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dowd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svenn.
Dowd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dowd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svenn is out of range.
Dowd is looking to chop away at Svenn's legs.
Dowd pushes Svenn up against the cage in a clinch.
Svenn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dowd blocks a body shot from Svenn.
Dowd wants a takedown.
Dowd is trying to drag Svenn to the mat but Svenn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Svenn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dowd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Svenn managing to block the knees to the body from Dowd.
Dowd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svenn avoids it.
Dowd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svenn.
Svenn has Dowd pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Svenn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dowd tumbling to the mat - Svenn dives into Dowd's guard.
Dowd is breathing heavily.
Svenn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenn drops back looking for a leg! Dowd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dowd manages to kick Svenn off! Svenn jumps back into Dowd's guard.
Svenn advances to half guard.
Dowd trying to hold on to Svenn's head to control him but Svenn postures up.
Svenn passes to side control.
Svenn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Svenn advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd is working to get back to half guard.
Svenn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dowd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dowd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svenn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dowd is trying to escape the mount.
Svenn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Svenn 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.
Dowd is looking to clinch but Svenn is avoiding it.
Dowd looks for a takedown but Svenn sprawls well.
Dowd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowd throws a jab when Svenn was well out of range.
Dowd tries to clinch up.
Dowd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svenn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowd doesn't manage to clinch there - Svenn circles away.
Dowd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svenn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Svenn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowd looks to score with a jab to the body but Svenn is just out of range.
Dowd tries to score with a low kick but Svenn moves his leg out of the way.
Dowd throws out a leg kick but Svenn moves out of range and Dowd only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Svenn does no damage.
Svenn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Wellen Dowd has been cut.
Dowd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dowd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svenn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dowd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenn ducks under a wild hook from Dowd.
Svenn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svenn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dowd. Dowd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svenn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svenn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dowd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Svenn somewhat.
Svenn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dowd backs up against the cage.
Dowd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowd tries a low kick but Svenn avoids it.
Dowd misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd shoots in for a takedown but Svenn shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wellen Dowd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Dowd misses
and Svenn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Svenn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dowd at a distance.
Svenn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowd is just out of range.
Dowd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svenn.
Dowd is looking to clinch but Svenn is avoiding it.
Dowd misses the body punch
and Svenn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Dowd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svenn loads up on a big right hand but Dowd slips the punch.
Dowd avoids the body shot from Svenn.
Dowd seems to have got his legs back now.
Svenn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dowd has time to react.
Dowd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svenn.
Dowd tries for a takedown but Svenn circles away easily
and Svenn counters with a right hand to the body.
Svenn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Svenn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenn wants to control from the top but Dowd keeps moving.
Dowd wants to sweep but no luck.
Svenn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dowd trying to control the position.
Svenn trying to control but Dowd is working from the bottom.
Dowd trying to keep a closed guard but Svenn is proving a slippery customer.
Svenn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Svenn.
Dowd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dowd looks to land a left hand but Svenn moved out of range nicely.
Svenn checks a low kick from Dowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dowd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Svenn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Svenn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dowd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dowd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Svenn controls Dowd momentarily but Dowd frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dowd wants to pass the guard but Svenn is keeping the position.
Svenn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Svenn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wellen Dowd's cut.
That's time! Dowd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dowd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dowd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svenn.
Dowd with a poor takedown
and Svenn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svenn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Svenn. No joy for Dowd on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Svenn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svenn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Svenn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Svenn is looking for a triangle but Dowd pushes his legs off easily.
Dowd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svenn's head.
Svenn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svenn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dowd has managed to get both his arms back between Svenn's legs - danger averted.
Svenn has his foot on Dowd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dowd works his way back into a safe position though.
Dowd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dowd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Svenn looking for a guillotine here but Dowd defends easily.
Dowd pushes down on Svenn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dowd uses his free foot to push down on Svenn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Svenn.
Dowd trying to control but Svenn is having none of it.
Tom Svenn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Svenn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dowd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Svenn?
Svenn working to try and regain half guard.
Tom Svenn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dowd tries to control but Svenn wriggling away.
Svenn tries to lock up and control but Dowd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wellen Dowd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svenn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Svenn wants to control but Dowd is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenn is squirming around, avoiding Dowd's attempts to control the action.
Svenn is trying desperately to improve position.
Dowd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Svenn wants to hold on but Dowd pushes him away.
Svenn just holding on.
Dowd avoids the attempt from Svenn to control.
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.
Svenn is in a horrible position here. Dowd smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svenn is bucking up trying to escape but Dowd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dowd.
Dowd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Svenn is surviving well by controlling Dowd's body position as best he can.
Svenn tries to hold on but Dowd pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tom Svenn just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svenn shoots in and bounces Dowd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dowd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Svenn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svenn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Svenn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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11 - 3 - 0 |
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24
200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish tries to bum rush Zero with a series of wild strikes but Zero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zero is defended easily by Fish.
Zero ducks straight into an uppercut from Fish and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Zero maanges to regain guard straight away.
Zero is rocked!
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Fish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fish wants to get up but he can't break Zero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fish wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Zero is looking to sinch up a triangle. Fish throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zero's body to avoid the submission. Zero has instead reached around Fish's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero retains his middleweight title!
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