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Rio Super Six: Short Notice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olve Eikemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faoa Sunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eikemo comes to the cage accompanied by Unholy Forces Of Evil. 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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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olve Eikemo!
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, Faoa Sunia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sunia misses with a body kick.
Eikemo is looking to clinch.
Sunia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eikemo working a defensive guard here.
Sunia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eikemo's head.
Sunia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eikemo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sunia, into his guard.
Sunia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sunia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sunia working for a triangle but Eikemo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikemo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunia is retaining full guard.
Eikemo is working hard here to advance position.
Sunia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sunia trying to control the position here.
Eikemo advances to half guard.
Eikemo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eikemo trying to control the action but Sunia is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sunia trying to control from the bottom.
Eikemo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sunia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eikemo.
Sunia moves into full guard.
Sunia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eikemo!
Sunia thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikemo is squirming around, avoiding Sunia's attempts to control the action.
Sunia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Eikemo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eikemo is trying desperately to improve position.
Sunia controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throws some wild stikes that Eikemo manages to avoid easily.
Sunia prevents Eikemo from getting the reversal.
Sunia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sunia thowing shots but they're missing.
Eikemo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sunia.
Eikemo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sunia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eikemo sprawls well initially but Sunia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sunia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sunia with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Olve Eikemo has been cut.
Sunia raining down shots from the mount!
Sunia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eikemo is looking to escape.
Eikemo is looking to improve his position but Sunia isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia breaks from Eikemo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sunia looking to finish Eikemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eikemo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunia thowing shots but they're missing.
Sunia looking to finish Eikemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eikemo!
Eikemo is rocked!
Sunia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eikemo?
Sunia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eikemo?
Oh Eikemo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eikemo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunia on the ground.
Eikemo tries to hold on but Sunia postures up.
Eikemo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia controlling from the full mount.
Sunia dominating with strikes here.
Sunia goes for an armbar but Eikemo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eikemo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eikemo wants to control from the top but Sunia keeps moving.
Sunia has Eikemo pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikemo passes Sunia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Faoa Sunia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sunia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sunia is breathing heavily.
Eikemo won't allow Sunia to sweep him here.
Eikemo wants to control from the top but Sunia keeps moving.
Eikemo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eikemo trying to control but Sunia is working from the bottom.
Eikemo wants to pass the guard but Sunia is keeping the position.
Sunia trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eikemo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sunia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eikemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sunia avoids the head kick by Eikemo.
Eikemo throws a wild body kick that Sunia sees coming a mile off.
Sunia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sunia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eikemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sunia swats away the attempt to clinch by Eikemo.
Eikemo thows a body shot but no joy.
Sunia loads up on a big right hand but Eikemo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olve Eikemo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sunia misses with an uppercut. Eikemo saw that one coming.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olve Eikemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eikemo throws a head kick but Sunia moves out of range.
Sunia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sunia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sunia working for a submission but Eikemo is keeping him at bay.
Sunia prevents Eikemo from getting the reversal.
Sunia looking to ground and pound but Eikemo is blocking nicely.
Sunia lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eikemo looks a forlorn figure.
Sunia looking to control but Eikemo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sunia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BOOM! Sunia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Sunia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sunia working the ground and pound effectively.
Eikemo wants to hold on but Sunia pushes him away.
Eikemo is bucking up trying to escape but Sunia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eikemo because Sunia loaded up on that one.
Sunia punching from mount but Eikemo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunia goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Eikemo turns into him and now he's in Sunia's guard.
Sunia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eikemo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sunia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eikemo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sunia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eikemo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
Sunia dominating with strikes here.
Sunia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sunia throwing strikes here but Eikemo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sunia goes for an armbar but Eikemo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eikemo.
Sunia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eikemo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunia keeping moving, preventing Eikemo from controlling successfully.
Sunia looking to control.
Sunia keeping moving, preventing Eikemo from controlling successfully.
Eikemo is really struggling to control Sunia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Faoa Sunia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eikemo wants to pass the guard but Sunia is keeping the position.
Olve Eikemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sunia holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faoa Sunia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faoa Sunia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Back. Diego Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
Diego Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
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!
Chavez scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chavez throws a left that rocks Barbosa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chavez dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Barbosa regain composure!
It looks like Claudio Barbosa has been cut.
Chavez controls the position from side control.
Chavez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barbosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez stands up and beckons Barbosa to his feet.
Chavez clinches.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Chavez needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Barbosa just on the top of the head. Barbosa drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Barbosa - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between matheus borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wattson has chosen Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Ron Wattson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with matheus borges's chin.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, matheus borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Wattson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
borges tries to clinch up but Wattson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wattson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wattson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wattson working borges over with strikes here.
borges is rocked!
It looks like matheus borges has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Wattson! borges is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ron Wattson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka has chosen I Get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowka manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nowka misses.
Nowka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iaton.
Nowka looks to score with a jab to the body but Iaton is just out of range.
Nowka misses with a body shot.
Iaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nowka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Nowka misses
and Iaton counters with a one-two to the body.
Iaton slips under a jab.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Nowka scores with a hook.
Nowka misses with a straight right.
Nowka throws an overhand right that lands on Iaton's shoulder, as Iaton tries to avoid the shot.
Nowka throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowka as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nowka blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowka.
Nowka misses with a hook.
Iaton misses with a double jab.
Nowka slaps away a takedown attempt from Iaton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iaton throws a series of punches but Nowka moves out of range.
Iaton misses with a jab to the body
and Nowka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Nowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nowka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Nowka misses the target.
Nowka throws out a loose jab but Iaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Nowka misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nowka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Iaton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iaton blocks a jab.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iaton throws a right and a left that Nowka avoids nicely.
Nowka throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.
Nowka connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowka slips under a jab from Iaton.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowka.
Iaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Nowka misses the jab.
Iaton slips under a jab from Nowka.
Iaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Nowka throws a jab when Iaton was well out of range.
Nowka jabs at Iaton's body.
A punch combination from Iaton misses.
Iaton staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Iaton takes a swing at Nowka's ribcage but misses.
Iaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iaton is looking to wear down Nowka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nowka stuns Iaton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iaton throws a body punch but Nowka moves out of range.
Nowka punishes Iaton's body with a nice straight punch.
Nowka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Iaton.
Iaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowka misses with a body shot.
Iaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Nowka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nowka throws a series of punches but Iaton avoids them all with ease.
Nowka misses the shot to the body.
Nowka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iaton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matt Nowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Iaton throws a right and a left that Nowka avoids nicely.
Nowka misses with a straight right.
Iaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowka.
Nowka connects with a body shot.
A combination from Iaton does no damage.
Wan Iaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iaton avoids the body shot from Nowka.
Iaton jabs at Nowka's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iaton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nowka's guard now.
Iaton stands and throws Nowka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Iaton working the head and body with strikes.
Nowka taking a bit of punishment here - Iaton scoring with strikes.
Nowka is looking to regain half guard here but Iaton keeps moving and retains side control.
Iaton tries for a kimura but Nowka is defending well.
Nowka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Iaton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nowka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Iaton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nowka misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowka struggling a bit here.
Nowka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nowka struggling a bit here.
Iaton is chipping away with strikes.
Nowka is looking for a sweep.
Nowka can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowka dodges the ground and pound from Iaton.
Iaton 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.
Iaton in side control, throwing shots but Nowka defends.
Iaton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Iaton lands a nice forearm strike.
Nowka is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowka struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iaton misses with a two punch combination.
Nowka loads up on a big right hand but Iaton slips the punch.
Nowka throws a lazy right hand but Iaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nowka looks to land a left hand but Iaton moved out of range nicely.
Iaton walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton avoids the body shot from Nowka.
Nowka throws a looping overhand right but Iaton ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Iaton.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nowka throws a big shot that misses.
Iaton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nowka counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iaton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nowka controls Iaton momentarily but Iaton frees himself.
Nowka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iaton.
Iaton stopping the sweep attempt from Nowka.
Iaton postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iaton throwing strikes from guard but Nowka blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowka is trying to control the position but Iaton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wan Iaton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Iaton ducks under a wild hook from Nowka.
Iaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton looks to land a combination. Nowka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nowka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iaton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iaton misses with a two punch combination.
Iaton slips under a jab from Nowka.
Iaton cracks Nowka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Nowka misses.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iaton slips a jab and a cross from Nowka.
Nowka throws a combination that misses
and Iaton counters with a single leg into guard. Nowka didn't expect that.
Nowka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nowka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Iaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowka has wrist control.
Iaton chips away with some ground and pound.
Iaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iaton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowka was well out of range. Poor timing from Iaton.
Iaton is looking to chop away at Nowka's legs.
Nowka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Nowka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nowka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nowka.
Nowka looks to land a left hand but Iaton moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Iaton lands a really nice looking cross but Nowka seems unphased.
Nowka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Iaton.
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowka.
Nowka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iaton at a distance.
Nowka misses with an uppercut. Iaton saw that one coming.
Nowka misses with a hook.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iaton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nowka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iaton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iaton.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iaton postures up in Nowka's guard and throws a big left but Nowka blocks it.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iaton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iaton is working Nowka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iaton postures up in Nowka's guard and throws a big left but Nowka blocks it.
Nowka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowka wants to sweep here but Iaton controlling him for the moment.
Iaton throwing strikes but missing.
Nowka striking off his back but it's not causing Iaton any problems.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Nowka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowka is trying to control the position but Iaton postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nowka misses the body punch
and Iaton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Iaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Nowka is trying to maintain the position but Iaton is very close to passing his half guard.
Iaton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iaton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton is keen to just control but Nowka is a slippery customer.
Nowka wants to improve his position but Iaton is controlling well.
Nowka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iaton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wan Iaton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iaton 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wan Iaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Ferraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferraz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Otario. Kice has chosen Shoop as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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232 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ferraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slimbo Kice!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraz shoots in for a takedown but Kice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferraz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kice.
Nice strikes from Kice there.
Kice is looking to advance position but Ferraz won't allow it.
Ferraz is pressing down on Kice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kice works over Ferraz with some ground and pound from guard.
Kice tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferraz is retaining full guard.
Kice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferraz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferraz keeping full guard, as Kice tries to pass.
Ferraz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kice stands up over Ferraz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraz is pulling down on Kice's head to control his posture.
Ferraz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ferraz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kice wants to pass the guard but Ferraz is keeping the position.
Kice throwing strikes from guard but Ferraz blocks nicely.
Kice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferraz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kice is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferraz has wrist control.
Ferraz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferraz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferraz is keeping the position for now.
Kice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kice with a nice head shot there.
Kice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferraz controlling Kice's posture.
Kice cracks Ferraz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice throws a strike but Ferraz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ferraz trying to control but Kice is working from the bottom.
Ferraz looking to sit in guard and control but Kice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kice is in close to Ferraz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Kice is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferraz has wrist control.
Ferraz trying to keep a closed guard but Kice is proving a slippery customer.
Kice working some strikes from top position.
Kice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kice's guard.
Ferraz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ferraz 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.
Ferraz throwing strikes from guard but Kice blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slimbo Kice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ferraz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kice stands up over Ferraz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slimbo Kice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kice throws and elbow that misses. Ferraz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kice's guard. Nice move by Ferraz!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferraz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferraz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferraz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kice's guard.
Ferraz wants to take a breather but Kice is having none of it.
Ferraz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kice.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kice shoots in and bounces Ferraz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ferraz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kice connects with a couple of short punches.
Kice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferraz, not yet.
Kice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kice is controlling him.
Kice stopping the sweep attempt from Ferraz.
Ferraz tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kice wants to control but Ferraz is having none of it.
Kice is squirming around, avoiding Ferraz's attempts to control the action.
Ferraz looking to ground and pound but Kice is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kice avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferraz.
Kice working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slimbo Kice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kice scores with a takedown into Ferraz's guard.
Ferraz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferraz is working for a guillotine from mount but Kice frees his head quite easily.
Ferraz wants to take Kice's back but he can't do it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraz tries to control but Kice wriggling away.
Ferraz goes for an armbar but Kice turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kice.
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.
Kice is pushing down on Ferraz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferraz is fighting to maintain full guard but Kice has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferraz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferraz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kice.
Ferraz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kice cracks Ferraz with a solid left hand.
Kice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferraz is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferraz is looking to stand up but Kice isn't so interested in that idea.
Ferraz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferraz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kice wants to pass the guard but Ferraz is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferraz wants to clinch.
Kice drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kice scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferraz trying to keep a closed guard but Kice is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferraz is trying to keep Kice in close.
Ferraz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferraz is trying to control here but Kice has managed to regain half guard.
Rodrigo Ferraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slimbo Kice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferraz is working for a kimura but Kice is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slimbo Kice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slimbo Kice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Jascro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlon Jascro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
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, Marlon Jascro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jascro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jascro throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera cracks Jascro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jascro takes one on the button.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jascro moves away.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
It looks like Marlon Jascro has been cut.
Jascro misses with a shot to the body
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Jascro throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Jascro looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera scores with a nice strike.
Jascro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivera connects with a jab.
That has opened up Marlon Jascro's cut even more.
Jascro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivera drops Jascro with a big left hand and mounts him. Jascro is in big trouble!
Jascro is rocked!
Rivera content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jascro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jascro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jascro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jascro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rivera controlling the pace for now.
Rivera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Geraldo Rivera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Jascro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jascro's head backwards.
The cut above Marlon Jascro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jascro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jascro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
Rivera punishes Jascro's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Jascro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jascro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a punch to the head.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jascro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Jascro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivera scores with a body shot.
Jascro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jascro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivera.
Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jascro on the side of the head.
Marlon Jascro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera scores with a jab.
Rivera scores with a sloppy right hand. Jascro should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Jascro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geraldo Rivera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with The Terminator Theme blaring out of the sound system. Nukem has chosen Duke Nukem Jam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Nukem scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Steele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nukem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steele's head.
Nukem misses the jab.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nukem throws out the jab.
Nukem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nukem misses with a wild body shot.
Steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nukem to the mat! Nukem manages to get full guard.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steele accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nukem is keeping the position for now.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Nukem blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nukem keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.
Nukem connects with a looping right hand.
Nukem misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele moves into the clinch.
Nukem can't break the clinch.
Steele jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nukem walks away with a smile on his face. Steele gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Nukem misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Nukem misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nukem!
Steele thowing shots but they're missing.
Nukem blocking the ground and pound.
Steele unloads with some shots from mount but Nukem bucks and avoids them well.
Nukem wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steele.
Steele trying to control but Nukem is having none of it.
Nukem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nukem is bucking up trying to escape but Steele cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Steele looking to control but Nukem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Steele thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Steele has control of Nukem's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nukem regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Steele throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nukem wants to control but Steele is having none of it.
Nukem holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steele tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nukem is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
Steele looking to finish with strikes here!
Steele thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Steele looking to ground and pound but Nukem is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nukem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nukem throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nukem throws out the jab.
Nukem lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Nukem misses.
Nukem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Nukem circles away.
Nukem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steele.
Nukem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele digs a good body shot into Nukem's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Nukem there.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele tries for a takedown but Nukem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Nukem circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Nukem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nukem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nukem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.
Steele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Steele tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nukem smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nukem misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Steele lands a nice hook to Nukem's body. Nukem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele jumps guard but Nukem stands there with Steele around his waist. Steele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nukem throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nukem.
A slow jab from Nukem misses its intended target.
Duke Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nukem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steele slips under a jab from Nukem.
Nukem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nukem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Nukem does no damage.
Nukem catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Nukem.
Steele slips a straight right by Nukem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Nukem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nukem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nukem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nukem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Nukem misses with a combination
and Steele counters with a takedown into side control.
Steele trying to control the position but Nukem is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Steele.
Nukem parries the strikes from Steele easily there. Steele is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nukem to escape.
Steele wants to take a breather but Nukem manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Steele.
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.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nukem is keeping the position for now.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nukem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nukem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Nukem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nukem lands with a right hand.
Nukem scores with a jab to the body.
Nukem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duke Nukem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nukem lands with a cross.
Nukem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Nukem misses
and Steele counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steele is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nukem has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steele is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nukem reverses the position - he's now on top in Steele's guard.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nukem passes into side control.
Nukem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Steele!
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Steele tries to hold on but Nukem pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steele can't escape the position.
Nukem controlling the position easily from mount.
Steele 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.
Steele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Steele wants to control but Nukem is having none of it.
Steele is trying to escape the mount.
Steele regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nukem slows the pace down in half guard.
Steele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nukem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nukem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nukem is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kiyah Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiyah Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Moon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto gets caught flat footed, as Moon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matsumoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moon, into his guard.
Moon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matsumoto controls the pace.
Moon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Matsumoto has picked Moon up and slammed him! Moon can't keep hold of the triangle and Matsumoto manages to pass to side control!
Matsumoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but Moon is working away.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto working the head and body with strikes.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but Moon is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moon is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kiyah Matsumoto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Matsumoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
Matsumoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moon counters with a single leg into guard. Matsumoto didn't expect that.
Matsumoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is controlling Moon's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto is trying to keep Moon in close.
Moon wants to pass the guard but Matsumoto is keeping the position.
Moon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moon stopping the sweep attempt from Matsumoto.
Moon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsumoto working for a triangle but Moon defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matsumoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto prevents Moon from improving his position.
Moon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Matsumoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matsumoto trying to control the pace.
Matsumoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matsumoto prevents Moon from improving his position.
Moon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matsumoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsumoto wants to control but Moon is having none of it.
Moon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Moon misses with a head shot.
Matsumoto tries to hold on but Moon postures up.
Matsumoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Moon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown
and Moon counters with a single leg into guard. Matsumoto didn't expect that.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position but Moon postures up.
Matsumoto has control of Moon's left arm, preventing Moon from doing any damage.
Moon looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
Moon won't allow Matsumoto to sweep him here.
Matsumoto has his foot on Moon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moon works his way back into a safe position though.
Moon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moon looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown
and Moon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsumoto thinking.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Matsumoto 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 Moon.
Matsumoto gets to mount! Moon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Matsumoto landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
Matsumoto blocks Moon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moon tries to hold on but Matsumoto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto landing shots from mount.
Moon is looking to get to half guard.
Moon taking shots to the head.
Matsumoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matsumoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matsumoto looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsumoto avoids the attempt from Moon to control.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon taking shots to the head.
Moon tries to lock up and control but Matsumoto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
Moon is trying to escape the mount.
Moon tries to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
Matsumoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matsumoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moon is looking to improve his position but Matsumoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matsumoto prevents Moon from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Moon.
Matsumoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Moon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Matsumoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matsumoto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Moon wants to improve his position but Matsumoto is controlling well.
Moon punching from the bottom.
Moon wants to get back to full guard.
Moon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matsumoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Kiyah Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moon wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping busy.
Matsumoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Moon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matsumoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matsumoto controlling the pace.
Matsumoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is not content to let Matsumoto control the position.
Moon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsumoto's back!
Moon gets his hands free as Matsumoto looks to control.
Matsumoto is really stuck here.
Moon not allowing Matsumoto to control his hands.
Moon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Matsumoto is defending well though. Moon let's go of the attempt for now.
Matsumoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moon working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon avoids the attempt from Matsumoto to control.
Matsumoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moon looking to finish Matsumoto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matsumoto!
Matsumoto tries to hold on but Moon pushes him away.
Moon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Matsumoto tries to control the position but Moon now has his back.
Matsumoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Moon looking to finish with strikes here!
Moon prevents Matsumoto from getting the reversal.
Matsumoto is working hard here to advance position.
Moon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Matsumoto is on top in guard.
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Moon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsumoto shoots in and bounces Moon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto trying to control but Moon is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moon looking for subs off his back but Matsumoto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matsumoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Matsumoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is trying to maintain the position but Matsumoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matsumoto in particular looking to stall.
Matsumoto lands strikes from half guard.
Moon wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping busy.
Moon looking for submissions off his back.
Matsumoto controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moon wants to get back to full guard.
Matsumoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moon tries to roll over but Matsumoto keeps him under control.
Matsumoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Matsumoto trying to mount his opponent but Moon defends it.
Matsumoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto wants to pass the guard but Moon is defending well.
Moon is staying active underneath Matsumoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moon wants to get back to full guard.
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moon manages to get to full guard.
Moon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matsumoto is aware though and is defending well.
Matsumoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moon being controlled here, momentarily.
Matsumoto stands up over Moon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moon has momentary wrist control but Matsumoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Moon keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kiyah Matsumoto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto had his way with Joey Moon in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matsumoto with a poor takedown
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matsumoto fails with the takedown
and Moon counters with an inside leg kick.
Moon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto tries to roll over but Moon keeps him under control.
Moon is trying to control. Matsumoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsumoto has his hands clasped together around Moon's back. He's all about the action.
Ground and pound from Moon.
Matsumoto tries to get to full guard but Moon has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moon connects with a nice short shot to Matsumoto's temple.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsumoto's head.
Moon prevents Matsumoto from improving his position.
Moon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matsumoto gets back to full guard.
Matsumoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moon's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matsumoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moon is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound.
Moon struggling a bit here.
Matsumoto controls the position.
Matsumoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moon is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto controlling the position.
Moon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Matsumoto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Matsumoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matsumoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Moon is trying desperately to improve position.
Joey Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsumoto lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moon is looking to escape.
Moon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moon can't escape the position.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsumoto working Moon over with strikes here.
Matsumoto controlling from the full mount.
Moon is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiyah Matsumoto.
I think Matsumoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiyah Matsumoto!
Kiyah Matsumoto retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ned Ryerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladds Villareiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryerson's entrance music is I Got You Babe. A fine choice. Ned Ryerson 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ned Ryerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ladds Villareiz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryerson misses with a kick to the body.
Ryerson tries to land a front kick but Villareiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryerson, right into the meat.
Villareiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villareiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryerson.
Villareiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ryerson!
Villareiz staying out of range there.
Ryerson misses with a head kick.
Ryerson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villareiz's calf.
Villareiz looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villareiz pushes Ryerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryerson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ryerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by Ryerson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Ryerson lands but Villareiz takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryerson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Villareiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryerson.
Ryerson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ladds Villareiz has been cut.
Ryerson thuds his shin into the meat of Villareiz's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson feints and then cracks Villareiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villareiz down.
Ryerson scores with a nice strike.
Ryerson lands with a nice body punch.
Ryerson delivers a nice body kick.
Ryerson throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryerson.
Whack! Ryerson lands a heavy head kick that drops Villareiz. The ref tackles Ryerson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Villareiz was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ned Ryerson!
Ned Ryerson is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cloverleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed comes into the arena with Smooth Criminal Saudi edition blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Cloverleaf!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cloverleaf will feel that in the morning.
Muhammed cracks a nice hook into Cloverleaf's ribs.
Cloverleaf shoots in but Muhammed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cloverleaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muhammed pinned against the cage. Muhammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A left and a right from Muhammed both land. Nice combination.
Cloverleaf walks into a stiff left hand from Muhammed.
Muhammed scores with a takedown into Cloverleaf's guard.
Cloverleaf wants to sweep here but Muhammed controlling him for the moment.
Muhammed stands and throws Cloverleaf's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cloverleaf regains half guard.
Cloverleaf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muhammed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muhammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammed lands a nice short elbow.
Muhammed wants to pass to mount but Cloverleaf is defending the position.
Muhammed is thwarting Cloverleaf's attempts to control the position.
Muhammed lands with a punch from half guard.
Cloverleaf is looking for a sweep. Muhammed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muhammed wants to pass to mount but Cloverleaf is defending the position.
Muhammed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloverleaf keeps working.
Muhammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muhammed is trying to control. Cloverleaf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muhammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cloverleaf is looking to control Muhammed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cloverleaf avoid being mounted?
Muhammed lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloverleaf trying to control here.
Muhammed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cloverleaf's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloverleaf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cloverleaf is trying to maintain the position but Muhammed is very close to passing his half guard.
Cloverleaf has hold of Muhammed's hands but Muhammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammed connects with a nice short shot to Cloverleaf's temple.
Muhammed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cloverleaf gets full guard.
Cloverleaf looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloverleaf, not yet.
Muhammed wants to control from the top but Cloverleaf keeps moving.
Muhammed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muhammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloverleaf is retaining full guard.
Cloverleaf wants to sweep but no luck.
Muhammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Muhammed 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.
Muhammed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Muhammed lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed winds up and cracks Cloverleaf with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cloverleaf gets back to full guard.
Cloverleaf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cloverleaf looks gassed!
Muhammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloverleaf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muhammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cloverleaf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muhammed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cloverleaf's guard.
Muhammed winds up and cracks Cloverleaf with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cloverleaf is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Muhammed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloverleaf wants to get back to full guard.
Muhammed is nestled in close to Cloverleaf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cloverleaf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muhammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muhammed drops an elbow to the side of Cloverleaf's head.
Muhammed prevents Cloverleaf from improving his position.
Cloverleaf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammed pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammed connects with a nice short shot to Cloverleaf's temple.
Muhammed works his way into full mount!
Muhammed landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cloverleaf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Ken Cloverleaf has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muhammed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Muhammed wants to finish this one by submission but Cloverleaf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muhammed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Cloverleaf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cloverleaf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muhammed Muhammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cloverleaf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muhammed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cloverleaf's guard now.
Muhammed drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cloverleaf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cloverleaf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cloverleaf!
Cloverleaf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cloverleaf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Muhammed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cloverleaf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muhammed is working away from the top position though.
Cloverleaf won't allow Muhammed to pass to mount.
Muhammed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cloverleaf is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Muhammed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Muhammed blocks the strikes from Cloverleaf.
Muhammed Muhammed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muhammed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cloverleaf trying to control from the bottom.
Muhammed is looking to advance position but Cloverleaf won't allow it.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muhammed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cloverleaf is looking to improve his position.
Muhammed slips a nice elbow through Cloverleaf's hands, connecting with Cloverleaf's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloverleaf flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cloverleaf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muhammed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloverleaf keeps working.
Muhammed working over Cloverleaf with some ground and pound. Cloverleaf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muhammed passes the guard and advances to mount!
Muhammed lands a big shot there that rocks Cloverleaf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Muhammed scoring with strikes but Cloverleaf is staying in there.
Cloverleaf is bucking up trying to escape but Muhammed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Muhammed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cloverleaf's face.
Muhammed lands a heavy elbow.
Cloverleaf gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed working over Cloverleaf with some ground and pound. Cloverleaf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muhammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cloverleaf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cloverleaf wants to control but Muhammed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Muhammed thows a huge punch but Cloverleaf dodges it nicely.
Muhammed is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cloverleaf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Muhammed is keen to just control but Cloverleaf is a slippery customer.
Muhammed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cloverleaf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Muhammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloverleaf can do to turn this around?
Muhammed passes the guard and advances to mount!
Muhammed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cloverleaf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muhammed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Muhammed with good strikes from the mount here!
Muhammed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cloverleaf hang on?
Cloverleaf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cloverleaf wants to control but Muhammed is having none of it.
Muhammed working Cloverleaf over with strikes here.
Cloverleaf is trying desperately to improve position.
Muhammed landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed breaks from Cloverleaf's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Muhammed.
Cloverleaf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muhammed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cloverleaf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Cloverleaf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cloverleaf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muhammed to score with a decent uppercut.
Cloverleaf misses with a straight left.
Muhammed thumps Cloverleaf with a low kick.
Cloverleaf shoots and misses
and Muhammed counters with a right hand to the body.
Muhammed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Ken Cloverleaf's cut even more.
Muhammed scores with a nice body kick.
Cloverleaf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Muhammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Muhammed thuds a left hand into Cloverleaf's body.
Muhammed throws a shot to the body.
Muhammed scores with a takedown into Cloverleaf's guard.
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!
Cloverleaf can't keep his opponent in guard - Muhammed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muhammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhammed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Muhammed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloverleaf has hold of Muhammed's hands but Muhammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammed connects with a nice short shot to Cloverleaf's temple.
Cloverleaf wants to improve his position but Muhammed is controlling well.
Muhammed lands strikes from half guard.
Cloverleaf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muhammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cloverleaf wants to improve his position but Muhammed is controlling well.
Muhammed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muhammed lands a nice shot to the head.
Cloverleaf tries to reverse the position but Muhammed maintains control.
Muhammed lands with some strikes.
Muhammed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cloverleaf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muhammed landing strikes from the mount and Cloverleaf is in trouble!
Muhammed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed cracks Cloverleaf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cloverleaf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muhammed working the ground and pound effectively.
Muhammed with a couple of short strikes.
Muhammed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Muhammed throws some wild stikes that Cloverleaf manages to avoid easily.
Cloverleaf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammed landing strikes from the mount.
Muhammed throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cloverleaf tries to reverse the position but Muhammed maintains control.
Cloverleaf tries to lock up and control but Muhammed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cloverleaf is looking to improve his position but Muhammed isn't that keen on the idea.
Muhammed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Muhammed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muhammed lands with some strikes.
Cloverleaf tries to hold on but Muhammed postures up.
Cloverleaf is in a horrible position here. Muhammed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cloverleaf wants to hold on but Muhammed pushes him away.
Cloverleaf tries to reverse the position but Muhammed maintains control.
Muhammed avoids the attempt from Cloverleaf to control.
Muhammed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Muhammed landing punches.
Muhammed lands a nice shot to the head.
Cloverleaf is trying to escape the mount.
Muhammed cracks Cloverleaf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed with shots to the head and body - Cloverleaf looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cloverleaf is desperately trying to improve his position but Muhammed has a good base and remains in mount.
Muhammed with shots to the head and body - Cloverleaf looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muhammed landing strikes from the mount and Cloverleaf is in trouble!
Muhammed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Muhammed lands a heavy elbow.
Cloverleaf tries to lock up and control but Muhammed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Muhammed unloading with bombs!
Muhammed lands with some strikes.
Cloverleaf in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muhammed is landing with some decent strikes but Cloverleaf is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed working for a guillotine from mount but Cloverleaf is in no mood to give up.
Muhammed throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Cloverleaf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cloverleaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammed.
Muhammed Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Muhammed.
Muhammed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cloverleaf shoots and misses
and Muhammed counters with an outside leg kick.
Muhammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhammed lands a right hook to the body.
Cloverleaf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cloverleaf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Muhammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Muhammed scores with a four punch combination!
Muhammed scores with a body shot.
Muhammed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cloverleaf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muhammed lands a jab to Cloverleaf's midsection.
Cloverleaf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cloverleaf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muhammed throws a front kick that sends Cloverleaf stumbling back into the cage.
Muhammed lands with a nice combination. Cloverleaf backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed pushes Cloverleaf away with a front kick.
Muhammed scores with a takedown into Cloverleaf's guard.
Cloverleaf keeping moving, preventing Muhammed from controlling successfully.
Muhammed is pushing down on Cloverleaf's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cloverleaf is fighting to maintain full guard but Muhammed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Muhammed wants to take a breather but Cloverleaf is having none of it.
Muhammed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cloverleaf trying to control from the bottom.
Muhammed working over Cloverleaf with some ground and pound. Cloverleaf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cloverleaf wants to control but Muhammed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Muhammed there.
Cloverleaf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammed lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed working the head and body with strikes.
Muhammed wants to take a breather but Cloverleaf is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muhammed pushes Cloverleaf away with a front kick.
Muhammed scores with a one two! Cloverleaf had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammed lands a with a good body shot.
Cloverleaf misses with a takedown attempt
and Muhammed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muhammed Muhammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Cloverleaf.
Muhammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muhammed changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cloverleaf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cloverleaf is looking to regain half guard here but Muhammed keeps moving and retains side control.
Cloverleaf wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Cloverleaf is trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammed lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloverleaf tries to buck Muhammed off but Muhammed is having none of it.
Muhammed scoring with punches and elbows.
Cloverleaf tries to buck Muhammed off but Muhammed is having none of it.
Muhammed looks up at the clock and then as Cloverleaf takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Muhammed smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cloverleaf is looking to regain half guard here but Muhammed keeps moving and retains side control.
Cloverleaf taking a bit of punishment here - Muhammed scoring with strikes.
Cloverleaf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Muhammed landing strikes.
Muhammed scoring with punches from side control.
Cloverleaf is looking to regain half guard here but Muhammed keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Muhammed lands an elbow.
Muhammed wants to control but Cloverleaf is keeping him busy.
Cloverleaf tries to buck Muhammed off but Muhammed is having none of it.
Muhammed cracks Cloverleaf with a big right hand but Cloverleaf just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Muhammed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloverleaf keeps working.
Muhammed grinds an elbow into Cloverleaf's temple.
Cloverleaf is looking for a sweep.
Muhammed creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed trying to control the position but Cloverleaf is working away.
Muhammed is really struggling to control Cloverleaf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed had his way with Ken Cloverleaf in that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Cloverleaf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cloverleaf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muhammed counters with a nice body shot.
Cloverleaf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muhammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muhammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muhammed chips away with some ground and pound.
Muhammed is working Cloverleaf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloverleaf is looking for a triangle but Muhammed pushes his legs off easily.
Muhammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cloverleaf had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muhammed is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cloverleaf Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muhammed's back instead.
Muhammed trying to control the hands but Cloverleaf breaks the grip.
Cloverleaf is trying to stick to Muhammed's back but Muhammed is turning into Cloverleaf. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cloverleaf's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Muhammed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloverleaf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muhammed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Muhammed working some strikes from top position.
Muhammed pushing down on Cloverleaf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muhammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muhammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muhammed wants to control but Cloverleaf is keeping him busy.
Cloverleaf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cloverleaf actively working from the bottom here.
Cloverleaf looking for submissions off his back.
Muhammed trying to control from half guard but Cloverleaf is working away.
Cloverleaf is in trouble now - Muhammed has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Muhammed.
Muhammed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Muhammed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloverleaf looks a forlorn figure.
Cloverleaf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cloverleaf's face.
Muhammed working Cloverleaf over with strikes here.
Cloverleaf in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muhammed landing shots from mount.
Muhammed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cloverleaf wants to hold on but Muhammed pushes him away.
Cloverleaf is trying to escape the mount.
Cloverleaf wants to hold on but Muhammed pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed unloading with bombs!
Muhammed looking to finish Cloverleaf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cloverleaf!
Cloverleaf is rocked!
Muhammed landing punches.
Cloverleaf is still in real trouble! Can Muhammed finish him?
Cloverleaf working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Muhammed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muhammed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cloverleaf taking shots to the head.
Cloverleaf wants to control but Muhammed is having none of it.
Cloverleaf is bucking up trying to escape but Muhammed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Muhammed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloverleaf?
Muhammed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Muhammed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed dominating with strikes here.
Cloverleaf tries to hold on but Muhammed postures up.
Muhammed lands a big shot there that rocks Cloverleaf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ken Cloverleaf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloverleaf is desperately trying to improve his position but Muhammed has a good base and remains in mount.
Cloverleaf seems to have recovered his senses.
Muhammed with a couple of short strikes.
Muhammed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cloverleaf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muhammed Muhammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cloverleaf throwing hammer fists to the chest of Muhammed. What's that going to do exactly?
Muhammed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cloverleaf throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muhammed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muhammed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cloverleaf is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammed Muhammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhammed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:41
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:41
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammed Muhammed!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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