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CWFL 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rees has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Rees!
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, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rees looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lang feints and as Rees raises his hands in defense, Lang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lang stays in close to Rees's body and controls the position.
Lang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rees is looking to regain half guard here but Lang keeps moving and retains side control.
Lang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rees to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees gets caught flat footed, as Lang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lang preventing the sweep.
Lang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang takes the fight into the clinch.
Lang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
Lang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rees avoids it really well and circles away.
Rees walks into a straight right hand from Lang.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rees takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lang scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rees's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rees is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lang unloading with bombs!
Rees in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rees is in a horrible position here. Lang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lang controlling from mount.
Lang is going olschool here, as he tries to force Rees to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rees shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees is looking to get to half guard.
Lang controlling from mount.
Lang with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang controlling from the full mount.
Lang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rees was covering up waiting for the punch and Lang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rees knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lang on the ground.
Lang stands and steps away. Rees gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rees, pushing him back against the cage.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rees working a defensive guard here.
Lang gets to his feet - Rees follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rees is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lang forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang drops an elbow to the side of Rees's head.
Lang content to control rather than advance.
Lang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Lang seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clubber Lang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Despite being in the dominant position, Clubber Lang just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lang forces Rees back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lang.
Lang jumps guard and drags Rees to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rees manages to get himself to full guard.
Rees is working an open guard so Lang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rees takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Rees as Lang shoots in.
Lang has closed the distance and engaged Rees in a clinch.
Lang jumps guard.
Lang pulls Rees in to control the position.
Rees throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lang is keeping the position for now.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rees got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rees has managed to get both his arms back between Lang's legs - danger averted.
Lang has a closed guard, preventing Rees from standing up.
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rees taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rees as he jumps to the side.
Rees tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lang 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.
Lang stands and throws Rees's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lang working the body and head with strikes.
Lang creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lang controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lang content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rees is looking for a sweep.
Rees might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lang controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lang landing strikes from the mount.
Lang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lang controlling the position easily from mount.
Rees is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Clubber Lang just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rees throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rees's guard now.
Lang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rees trying to keep a closed guard but Lang is proving a slippery customer.
Lang stands up and waves to Rees to follow him.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a three punch combo that has Rees backing up. Rees nods at Lang to acknowledge the strikes.
Lang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lang with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Clubber Lang!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Clubber Lang!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Randlecan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Randlecan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Randlecan sprawls well. He's pushed brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Randlecan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randlecan throws out a loose jab but brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
brown is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from brown is defended easily by Randlecan.
brown wants to clinch up but Randlecan keeps it at a distance.
Randlecan moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Randlecan.
Randlecan misses with a punch on the inside.
brown is pressed up against the cage. Randlecan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag brown down to the mat. brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randlecan rushes brown and presses him up against the cage.
Randlecan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Randlecan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
brown works over Randlecan with some ground and pound from guard.
Randlecan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Randlecan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Randlecan tries to get out of the position.
Randlecan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Randlecan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
brown wants to get up but he can't break Randlecan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
brown preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randlecan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Randlecan tries to sprawl out of it but brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Randlecan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Devon Randlecan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon brown.
Randlecan stuffs the takedown attempt from brown. brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Randlecan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Randlecan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for brown!
brown looks gassed!
Randlecan lands a nice shot to the head.
brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randlecan dominating with strikes here.
Randlecan working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Randlecan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randlecan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. brown looks a forlorn figure.
Randlecan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randlecan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Randlecan with the ground and pound from mount.
Randlecan working brown over with strikes here.
brown is rocked!
brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
brown is still in real trouble! Can Randlecan finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randlecan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has brown covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Randlecan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franjo Tuce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Boy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franjo Tuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuce has time to react.
Tuce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tuce moves into full mount!
Boy is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Tuce locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Boy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franjo Tuce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell comes into the arena with Bulls On Parade blaring out of the sound system. Luck Chiddell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chiddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Chiddell.
Chiddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiddell.
Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chiddell is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chiddell avoid being mounted?
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiddell keeps working.
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but Chiddell won't allow it.
Chiddell is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chiddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chiddell is trying to control but can't.
Chiddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chiddell tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiddell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chiddell wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chiddell manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chiddell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Chiddell blocks nicely.
Oliveira with a nice head shot there.
Oliveira postures up and lands a big shot to Chiddell's brow.
Chiddell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chiddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Chiddell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Chiddell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Chiddell maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiddell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Chiddell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliveira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chiddell prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
Chiddell wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
Chiddell throws some wild stikes that Oliveira manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Chiddell 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.
Chiddell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Chiddell's attempts to control the action.
Chiddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oliveira working to try and regain half guard.
Chiddell looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Chiddell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chiddell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Chiddell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chiddell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Oliveira is surviving well by controlling Chiddell's body position as best he can.
Chiddell is breathing heavily.
Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Chiddell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oliveira wants to control but Chiddell is having none of it.
Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chiddell misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luck Chiddell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chiddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chiddell misses with a takedown
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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. Oliveira connects with a nice short shot to Chiddell's temple.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chiddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chiddell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chiddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira tries to stand and escape but Chiddell is controlling the position.
Oliveira working over Chiddell with some ground and pound. Chiddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Chiddell is working from the bottom.
Chiddell missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira wants to control but Chiddell is keeping him busy.
Chiddell trying to control but Oliveira postures up.
Chiddell wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Oliveira slows the pace down in half guard.
Oliveira blocks the strikes from Chiddell.
Oliveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliveira is thwarting Chiddell's attempts to control the position.
Oliveira is nestled in close to Chiddell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chiddell actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chiddell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oliveira is thwarting Chiddell's attempts to control the position.
Chiddell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chiddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chiddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chiddell looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chiddell is trying to stand.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chiddell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliveira working over Chiddell with some ground and pound. Chiddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Chiddell pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chiddell is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chiddell trying to control but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes 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. Oliveira connects with a nice short shot to Chiddell's temple.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Chiddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chiddell trying to control here.
Chiddell missing with punches from the bottom.
Fabio Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira prevents Chiddell from improving his position.
Chiddell actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Chiddell is controlling the position.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira 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. This is the final round!
Chiddell tries to clinch up.
Chiddell tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chiddell's guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Chiddell is working from the bottom.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Chiddell is keeping the position.
Oliveira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chiddell keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Chiddell controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira throws a strike but Chiddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chiddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira wants to stand but Chiddell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chiddell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Oliveira is working Chiddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chiddell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira throws a strike but Chiddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliveira trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira is trying to keep Chiddell in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chiddell.
Chiddell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chiddell's guard now.
Oliveira trying to control but Chiddell is working from the bottom.
Oliveira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Chiddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chiddell throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chiddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiddell is one step ahead there.
Oliveira striking off his back but it's not causing Chiddell any problems.
Chiddell wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Chiddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Chiddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiddell defends it nicely.
Chiddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
A jab from Chiddell misses.
Luck Chiddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiddell which made him look bad.
Luck Chiddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Chiddell tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chiddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Chiddell.
Chiddell misses the jab.
Chiddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chiddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Fabio Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Obomba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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153 lbs
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20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RIZZLA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obomba tries to close the distance and clinch but swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obomba doesn't manage to clinch there - circles away.
Obomba wants to clinch up but keeps it at a distance.
circles away from the clinch attempt.
shoots in and drives through. Obomba sprawls well.
moves into the clinch successfully.
is trying to drag Obomba to the mat but Obomba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Obomba regains guard immediately.
Obomba will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Obomba trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
passes Obomba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Obomba regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
won't allow Obomba to sweep him here.
Obomba trying to control the position.
Obomba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for !
is bucking up trying to escape but Obomba cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
trying desperately to get to his feet.
is looking to improve his position but Obomba isn't that keen on the idea.
Obomba avoids the attempt from to control.
is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
is working hard here to advance position.
sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obomba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Obomba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obomba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
is in a horrible position here. Obomba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Obomba has control of 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba avoids the attempt from to control.
Obomba landing strikes, looking to finish!
tries to hold on but Obomba pushes him away.
Obomba raining down shots from the mount!
Obomba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
tries to reverse the position but Obomba maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba looking to secure an arm triangle but defends it well.
is wriggling around trying to escape.
Obomba cracks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Obomba with shots to the head and body - looks very uncomfortable down there.
Obomba with the ground and pound from mount.
Obomba prevents from getting the reversal.
Obomba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as is looking to escape.
is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obomba stuffs the takedown.
Obomba forces back against the cage and clinches.
Obomba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from .
Obomba prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIZZLA . That's going to take a lot out of him.
has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obomba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obomba lands a takedown into guard.
Obomba stops from standing up.
Obomba is stalling in the full guard.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba chips away with some ground and pound.
Obomba gets to his feet - follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obomba shoots in but avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obomba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Obomba working the body and head with strikes.
takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barry Obomba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obomba working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
gets back to half guard.
trying to control but Obomba postures up.
is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Obomba pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Obomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to control from half guard but is working away.
Obomba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
looking for submissions off his back.
Obomba is trying to control. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Obomba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Obomba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
with the ground and pound but Obomba uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
trying to control but Obomba is working from the bottom.
Obomba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Obomba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Obomba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now has Obomba in his guard.
keeping moving, preventing Obomba from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Obomba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Obomba landing with the ground and pound.
is looking for a triangle but Obomba pushes his legs off easily.
looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Obomba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba 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. This is the final round!
Obomba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obomba is looking to clinch but is avoiding it.
Obomba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts as he jumps to the side.
with a lazy takedown attempt
and Obomba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in 's guard now.
Obomba postures up in 's guard and throws a big left but blocks it.
is looking for a triangle but Obomba pushes his legs off easily.
Obomba landing with the ground and pound.
Obomba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Obomba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obomba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Obomba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obomba postures up and lands a big shot to 's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba trying to control but is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obomba is pushing down on 's leg trying to pass to half guard. is fighting to maintain full guard but Obomba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Obomba tries to pass the half guard into mount. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
is staying active underneath Obomba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obomba throwing shots but is blocking nicely.
Obomba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Obomba pulls his head out easily.
Obomba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obomba winds up and cracks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Obomba drops an elbow to the side of 's head.
looks like he's trying to stand up.
Obomba lands with a punch from half guard.
Obomba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
trying to control here.
has hold of Obomba's hands but Obomba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Obomba slips a nice elbow through 's hands, connecting with 's forehead.
Obomba lands with a punch from half guard.
Obomba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Obomba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Obomba's back!
Obomba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from .
is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Obomba has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to control the hands but won't let him.
Obomba is in bad spot here.
Obomba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Obomba is doing well to defend. seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Obomba is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). RIZZLA !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Surman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Surman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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18
196 lbs
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22
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Rocha!
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, Jeff Surman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rocha's waist but Rocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Surman off to one side.
Surman shoots for a takedown but Rocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Surman misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Rocha finds it's target.
Surman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rocha slips a jab and a cross from Surman.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Surman moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rocha.
Surman throws a hook but Rocha avoids it easily.
Rocha lands a really nice looking cross but Surman seems unphased.
It looks like Jeff Surman has been cut.
Surman looks gassed!
Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha misses with a series of wild punches.
Surman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rocha circles away.
Demian Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Surman.
Rocha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Surman moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Surman.
Rocha is looking to land body kicks.
Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Surman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rocha is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Surman.
Rocha lands with a right and another and another! Surman is in big trouble! Rocha lands again and this time it's lights out for Surman! A quality knockout there for Rocha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demian Rocha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Harwood (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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood throws a head kick but Nash moves out of range.
A punch combination from Harwood misses.
Nash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harwood, pushing him back against the cage.
Nash manages to break the clinch.
Harwood leaves Nash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harwood slaps away a takedown attempt from Nash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nash scoring well with a low kick there.
Nash takes the fight into the clinch.
Harwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harwood fails to pull guard.
Harwood has had enough of the clinch but Nash keeps him there for the moment.
Harwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harwood stops a takedown attempt from Nash.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash connects with a knee to the head.
Nash looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harwood uses from the top position.
Nash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harwood is one step ahead there.
Harwood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harwood wants to stand but Nash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash controls Harwood momentarily but Harwood frees himself.
Harwood wants to stand but Nash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harwood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nash looking for a sweep. Not yet Nash, not yet.
Nash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harwood's guard.
Nash won't allow Harwood to get back to his feet.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Harwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nash won't allow Harwood to get back to his feet.
Harwood looks gassed!
Harwood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nash.
Nash won't allow Harwood to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Harwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nash controlling from the top position.
Nash is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nash won't allow Harwood to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harwood taking some punishment here, with Nash in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harwood is defending against the submission attempts here by Nash.
Harwood is trying to stand.
Harwood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Harwood is retaining full guard.
Nash throws and elbow that misses. Harwood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nash's guard. Nice move by Harwood!
Nash has a closed guard, preventing Harwood from standing up.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully.
Harwood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Nash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harwood to the mat! Harwood manages to get full guard.
Nash sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nash stops Harwood from standing up.
Nash wants to control from the top but Harwood keeps moving.
Nash wants to pass the guard but Harwood is keeping the position.
Nash won't allow Harwood to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nash jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Harwood is retaining full guard.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Harwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Harwood sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harwood's waist but Harwood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nash off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harwood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nash is looking for a sweep. Harwood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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. Harwood connects with a nice short shot to Nash's temple.
Harwood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nash gets back to full guard.
Nash looking for a guillotine here but Harwood defends easily.
Nash looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harwood preventing the sweep.
Nash doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nash has Harwood pulled in close to control his posture.
Nash will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harwood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harwood stopping the sweep attempt from Nash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Nash 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. This is the final round!
Harwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harwood throws a series of punches but Nash moves out of range.
Nash throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Harwood as Nash shoots in.
Nash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nash misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nash wants to control the pace but Harwood is squirming around nicely.
Nash controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nash goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Harwood turns into him and now he's in Nash's guard.
Nash looking for a sweep. Not yet Nash, not yet.
Nash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nash managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nash trying to keep a closed guard but Harwood is proving a slippery customer.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully.
Harwood preventing the sweep.
Nash looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Harwood is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nash Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Harwood's back instead.
Nash misses with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harwood has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nash.
Nash throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nash gets his hands free as Harwood looks to control.
Nash throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Harwood!
Nash tries to keep control of the position but Harwood is staying busy.
Harwood looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
Nash has good solid back control here.
Steve Nash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harwood holding both Nash 's hands and preventing any damage.
Nash tries to get the hooks in deep but Harwood pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nash throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Harwood defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nash's arms.
Harwood is trying to get back to his feet but Nash has full control of the position and if anything, Harwood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Nash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Steve Nash!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Steve Nash!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Steve Nash!
Steve Nash wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Ward!
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, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Ward persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ward is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ward.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ward is looking for a kimura here.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ward wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Ward defends easily.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ward is aware though and is defending well.
Ward wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Ward defends it easily.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Ward from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ward doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ward manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ward got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ward has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Ward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ward should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sanchez has tightened it up now! Ward should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raul Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Butters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butters checks a leg kick nicely.
Butters scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Butters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rodrigues has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Butters but great work by Rodrigues.
Butters is looking to reverse the position.
Rodrigues trying to control the action but Butters is working from the bottom.
Butters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Butters gets back to half guard.
Butters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butters actively working from the bottom here.
Butters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Butters is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rodrigues is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Butters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodrigues trying to control but Butters is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues gets to his feet - Butters follows without any prompting.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues jabs Butters right on the nose. Butters blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodrigues lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Butters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Butters circles away and keeps his distance.
Butters has a takedown stuffed.
Rodrigues closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Butters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues is working Butters over with some ground and pound from side control.
Butters is letting Rodrigues control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to control but Butters is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the head.
Rodrigues scores with a nice strike.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Butters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butters is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Rodrigues knocks Butters out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fabio Rodrigues!
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