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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reid swivels and escapes.
Mark Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Maia.
Maia shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Reid as Maia shoots in.
Maia shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reid lands in his opponent's guard.
Maia trying to control the position.
Maia keeping full guard, as Reid tries to pass.
Reid works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reid seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia wants to control but Reid is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reid seems to be looking for submissions.
Reid wants to work for an arm triangle but Maia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reid's back!
Maia is cranking Reid's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Reid! He's tightened the choke and Reid is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sheldon Maia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJJ Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sanchez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). BJJ Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swarthy Delgadillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swarthy Delgadillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davy Crockett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crockett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delgadillo rushes Crockett and presses him up against the cage.
Delgadillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Crockett avoids the damage to the body.
Delgadillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crockett is defending well for now.
Crockett stalling in the clinch.
Crockett takes an elbow to the temple.
Delgadillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crockett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crockett trying to control the position but instead, Delgadillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crockett into the cage.
Crockett avoids a wild elbow strike from Delgadillo.
Crockett tries to stall but Delgadillo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crockett has Delgadillo pressed against the cage.
Crockett swings wildly with an uppercut but Delgadillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Crockett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crockett stalling the fight.
Crockett avoids a wild elbow strike from Delgadillo.
Come on Delgadillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Delgadillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crockett's face.
Crockett tries to break free but Delgadillo pushes him back against the cage.
Delgadillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Delgadillo lands an elbow that stopped Crockett in his tracks for a moment.
Crockett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Delgadillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Davy Crockett has been cut.
Delgadillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Crockett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crockett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delgadillo backwards.
Crockett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Crockett.
Delgadillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Delgadillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crockett's brow.
Delgadillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delgadillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delgadillo misses with a knee to the head.
Crockett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crockett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delgadillo scores with a knee to the head.
Delgadillo has Crockett pressed against the cage, preventing Crockett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delgadillo looking to slow down the pace here.
Delgadillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delgadillo missing with knees to the body.
Crockett tries to break the clinch but Delgadillo is controlling the position.
Crockett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delgadillo stalling against the cage.
Delgadillo trying to stall but Crockett improves his position.
Crockett is looking to break free of the clinch but Delgadillo has double underhooks.
Delgadillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crockett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delgadillo tries to stall but Crockett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crockett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delgadillo backwards.
Delgadillo trying to land knees to the body.
Crockett wants to get back to striking at distance but Delgadillo won't allow it.
Delgadillo tries a knee to the head but Crockett blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgadillo lands a damaging elbow.
Crockett lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Swarthy Delgadillo has been cut.
Delgadillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crockett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Delgadillo up against the cage.
Come on Delgadillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crockett stalling in the clinch but Delgadillo improves position.
Crockett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crockett has a couple of punches blocked by Delgadillo.
Delgadillo misses with a knee strike.
Crockett stalling.
Crockett trying to stall but Delgadillo improves his position.
Delgadillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crockett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davy Crockett.
Delgadillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crockett takes an elbow to the temple.
Delgadillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delgadillo takes a shot to the head.
Delgadillo looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Crockett has had enough of the clinch but Delgadillo keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgadillo tries a knee to the head but Crockett blocks it.
Delgadillo connects with a knee to the head.
Delgadillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delgadillo lands a knee to the head.
Delgadillo is breathing heavily.
Delgadillo lands an elbow that stopped Crockett in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Delgadillo.
Delgadillo looking to slow down the pace here.
Crockett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Delgadillo is struggling to control the position.
Crockett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crockett can't break the clinch.
Delgadillo effectively controlling the action here.
Delgadillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delgadillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delgadillo tries to stall but Crockett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Swarthy Delgadillo.
Delgadillo closes the distance and pushes Crockett back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crockett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crockett lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Crockett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crockett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crockett can't break the clinch.
Crockett stalling in the clinch but Delgadillo improves position.
Delgadillo throws an elbow that misses.
Crockett working aggressively here.
Delgadillo lands a knee to the head.
Delgadillo lands a damaging elbow.
Delgadillo taking a breather.
Crockett is looking to control Delgadillo's arms but Delgadillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crockett has his back to the cage.
Delgadillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crockett's defenses.
Crockett has Delgadillo pushed against the cage.
Crockett gets through Delgadillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crockett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crockett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delgadillo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delgadillo.
Delgadillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delgadillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swarthy Delgadillo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delgadillo clinches with his opponent.
Delgadillo missing with knees to the body.
Delgadillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crockett wants to get back to striking at distance but Delgadillo won't allow it.
Delgadillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delgadillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delgadillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crockett's defenses.
Delgadillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delgadillo misses with a knee to the head.
Crockett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Crockett.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delgadillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crockett takes an elbow to the temple.
Crockett has had enough of the clinch but Delgadillo keeps him there for the moment.
Delgadillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crockett's defenses.
Crockett lands a right hand.
Crockett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crockett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Swarthy Delgadillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crockett throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Crockett.
Delgadillo is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delgadillo blocking some punches.
Oh Delgadillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crockett.
Crockett throws a punch but it's blocked by Delgadillo.
Crockett is trying to break free.
Delgadillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Crockett avoids the elbow strike from Delgadillo, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Delgadillo.
A short uppercut from Crockett.
Delgadillo throws an elbow that misses.
Crockett creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Delgadillo with a big uppercut! Delgadillo tries to clinch up but Crockett pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Delgadillo to the mat! Delgadillo covers up and Crockett unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davy Crockett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SD Plissken!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darnielle missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Plissken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darnielle has him pressed against the cage.
Darnielle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like SD Plissken has been cut.
Darnielle lands an elbow just above Plissken 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Plissken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darnielle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plissken.
Darnielle blocks a body shot from Plissken.
Darnielle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plissken can't break the clinch.
Darnielle lands an elbow that stopped Plissken in his tracks for a moment.
Darnielle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darnielle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up SD Plissken's cut even more.
Plissken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darnielle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darnielle lands a nice elbow.
Plissken takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken has Darnielle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darnielle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darnielle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darnielle has Plissken pressed against the cage, preventing Plissken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The is referee keeping an eye on Darnielle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darnielle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above SD Plissken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Plissken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plissken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darnielle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Darnielle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SD Plissken.
Darnielle lands an elbow inside.
Plissken is trying to drag Darnielle to the mat but Darnielle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Darnielle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
SD Plissken's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at SD Plissken's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Darnielle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persson comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Rusty cage. Jackson has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tirion Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredrik Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tirion Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Persson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Persson.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Persson's front leg but catches the back leg as Persson tries to avoid it.
Persson tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Persson off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Fredrik Persson has been cut.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Persson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Persson backwards.
Persson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson works Persson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Persson on the side of the head.
Persson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Persson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Persson is breathing heavily.
Jackson drops Persson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Persson! Jackson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tirion Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winter Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Mark St James has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
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163 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winter Jorge!
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, Mark St James!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jorge is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jorge.
Jorge has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St James is squirming around, avoiding Jorge's attempts to control the action.
Jorge has control of St James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jorge looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control but St James is having none of it.
Jorge landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jorge fails to take his opponent's back.
Jorge working for a guillotine from mount but St James is in no mood to give up.
Jorge has hold of St James's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St James manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jorge stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
St James misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorge is defended easily by St James.
Jorge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winter Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mark St James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St James cracks Jorge with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. St James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge shoots in but no luck this time.
St James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jorge moves forwards but St James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St James misses with a double jab.
St James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by St James there.
St James lands a with a good body shot.
St James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St James scores with a decent looking hook.
St James throws a shot to the body.
Jorge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St James lands a with a good body shot.
Mark St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St James misses with a few strikes there.
St James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jorge on the side of the head.
St James connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to de liver by St James. Beautiful body shot.
St James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jorge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorge momentarily.
St James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jorge is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by St James! Jorge is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark St James!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
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, Nelson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Aldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aldo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Aldo defends easily.
Aldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aldo throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo advances to half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
Aldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Aldo is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Aldo has control of the leg.
Gracie is staying active underneath Aldo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Aldo is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nelson Gracie!
Nelson Gracie is the new bantamweight champion!
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