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UVT Fight Night 4/6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedrinho Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by face the pain. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedrinho Matador!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Matador sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matador leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Matador avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Matador is having none of it.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie keeps control of Matador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matador has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is working for takedown but Matador is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matador is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Matador to the mat. Matador regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Matador throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Matador tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie stands up and beckons Matador to his feet.
Matador looks gassed!
Matador defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but Matador avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Matador stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matador thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matador is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matador pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matador is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Matador circles away easily
and Matador counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matador is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matador is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matador blocks the strikes from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matador is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Matador looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Matador avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie 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.
Matador looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matador counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matador's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Matador keeps moving.
Matador working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie postures up in Matador's guard and throws a big left but Matador blocks it.
Matador working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matador defends it well.
Matador is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matador looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Matador is defending it quite comfortably.
Matador actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matador is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Matador is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedrinho Matador will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matador.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Matador counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matador pulls his head out easily.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Matador is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matador is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Matador eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Matador drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie 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.
Matador is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matador looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie trying to control but Matador is working from the bottom.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matador is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matador had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Matador Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Matador doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie 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.
Matador working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matador avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Matador has wrist control.
Matador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matador is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie postures up in Matador's guard and throws a big left but Matador blocks it.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie wants to stand but Matador is controlling his posture from full guard.
Matador is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
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.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Matador looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matador utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matador had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Matador Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Matador is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Matador is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Matador. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Matador's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedrinho Matador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedrinho Matador!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallys Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bolpar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallys Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Bolpar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bolpar.
Bolpar closes the distance and clinches.
Bolpar has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolpar lands with a light punch inside.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolpar lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolpar obliges.
Bolpar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolpar lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
It looks like Wallys Silva has been cut.
Bolpar scores with a knee to the head.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
Bolpar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Bolpar landing knees to the body.
Bolpar connects with a knee to the head.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is rocked!
Bolpar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Bolpar.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolpar has Silva pressed against the cage. He pushes Silva back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bolpar throws a beautiful elbow that sends Silva crashing to the floor! Bolpar piles on the pressure with more strikes! Silva is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bolpar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanley's choice of entrance music: No, No, No - KISS. Mike Byson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Stanley's chin.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stanley backs up against the cage.
It looks like Paul Stanley has been cut.
Byson throws a combination. Stanley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Byson misses with a two punch combination.
Paul Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanley looks gassed!
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Byson misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Byson cracks Stanley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stanley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byson drops Stanley with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stanley! Byson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mais não bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Solid 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo fails with a takedown attempt.
Belo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Belo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Belo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Filipe Belo has been cut.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belo.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a head kick but Belo moves out of range.
Belo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Belo persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Belo fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Belo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Belo to the mat. Belo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Belo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silva is defending well. Belo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Belo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filipe Belo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and binho oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). oliveira has chosen sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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, binho oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
oliveira 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
oliveira trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
oliveira content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
oliveira trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oliveira forces his way into half guard.
oliveira is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
oliveira slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
oliveira wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Still in half guard, oliveira seems content to control.
Nogueira won't allow oliveira to pass to mount.
Nogueira is refusing to be controlled, as oliveira sits in half guard.
oliveira looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, binho oliveira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from oliveira.
oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nogueira lands a nice shot that snaps oliveira's head back.
It looks like binho oliveira has been cut.
oliveira throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Nogueira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira misses the jab.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but oliveira avoids it well.
Nogueira is looking to clinch.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - oliveira circles away.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Nogueira misses.
A punch combination from oliveira misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
oliveira is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
oliveira trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nogueira lands a two punch combo.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nogueira!
oliveira wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
oliveira content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that oliveira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to hold on but oliveira postures up.
oliveira controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, binho oliveira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
oliveira trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira is pushing down on Nogueira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but oliveira has managed to sneak the leg through.
oliveira is working for a kimura but Nogueira is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira trying to control the position here.
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.
Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. oliveira is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nogueira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take oliveira's back instead.
oliveira trying to control the position but Nogueira manages to sink in the hooks.
oliveira breaks Nogueira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as oliveira tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
binho oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira clinches but oliveira breaks the clinch
enabling oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
oliveira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from oliveira.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nogueira wants to control but oliveira passes into side.
oliveira trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
oliveira stands up and beckons Nogueira to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and oliveira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
oliveira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nogueira seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
oliveira passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.
oliveira wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira wants to control but Nogueira is keeping him busy.
oliveira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
binho oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nogueira defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
oliveira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged oliveira in a clinch.
oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Nogueira is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nogueira lands a right hand.
oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
oliveira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogueira's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
oliveira is looking to advance position but Nogueira has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
binho oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... binho oliveira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramzi Mahjoub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahjoub has chosen Show me your genitals as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramzi Mahjoub!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mahjoub keeping full guard, as Houdini tries to pass.
Mahjoub is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mahjoub working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houdini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houdini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houdini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mahjoub has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Houdini has managed to get both his arms back between Mahjoub's legs - danger averted.
Mahjoub avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahjoub is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahjoub controls Houdini momentarily but Houdini frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahjoub scores a takedown into full mount!
Houdini slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Houdini doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahjoub.
Houdini is pressing down on Mahjoub's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mahjoub throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houdini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mahjoub is aware though and is defending well.
Houdini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahjoub manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahjoub looking for subs off his back but Houdini has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mahjoub looks gassed!
Houdini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mahjoub wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mahjoub trying to get back to full guard but Houdini takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Houdini 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.
Mahjoub can't escape the position.
Mahjoub is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mahjoub really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Houdini blocks Mahjoub's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mahjoub wants to control but Houdini is having none of it.
Mahjoub is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini has hold of Mahjoub's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mahjoub manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Houdini throws some wild stikes that Mahjoub manages to avoid easily.
Houdini prevents Mahjoub from getting the reversal.
Houdini with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houdini prevents Mahjoub from getting the reversal.
Mahjoub is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Houdini 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.
Mahjoub is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Houdini trying to control but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Mahjoub is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Houdini is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mahjoub to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mahjoub shrugs it off.
Mahjoub is squirming around, avoiding Houdini's attempts to control the action.
Houdini controlling his opponent.
Mahjoub wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Houdini.
Mahjoub is looking to improve his position but Houdini isn't that keen on the idea.
Houdini controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Houdini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Houdini fails with the takedown
and Mahjoub counters with a single leg into guard. Houdini didn't expect that.
Houdini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mahjoub doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mahjoub manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mahjoub throws a big right hand that misses.
Mahjoub is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Houdini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Houdini has escaped and now he's on top!
Houdini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houdini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alex Houdini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahjoub looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houdini is one step ahead there.
Mahjoub keeping moving, preventing Houdini from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahjoub is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Houdini is trying to control but can't.
Mahjoub thows a huge punch but Houdini dodges it nicely.
Houdini is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahjoub passes to side control.
Mahjoub working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mahjoub is breathing heavily.
Mahjoub in side control, throwing shots but Houdini defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mahjoub creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Houdini sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mahjoub tries for a kimura but Houdini is defending well.
Houdini wants to control but Mahjoub postures up.
Houdini sneaks back into half guard.
Houdini gets back to full guard.
Houdini 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.
Houdini pulls Mahjoub in close to prevent any damage.
Houdini has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mahjoub doesn't defend quickly enough and Houdini has managed to lock this one up! Can Mahjoub escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Houdini on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Houdini!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chiddy Bang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Infamous.
Infamous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Equinox.
Equinox waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Infamous.
Infamous loads up on a big right hand but Equinox slips the punch.
Equinox tries to clinch but Infamous is having none of it.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Infamous circles away.
Equinox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Equinox forces Infamous back against the cage and clinches.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Infamous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Infamous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Equinox's elbow.
Infamous is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Infamous can't get the takedown.
Infamous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Infamous tries to work over Equinox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Infamous tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Equinox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Infamous lands a body punch.
Infamous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Equinox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Infamous throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Infamous up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Equinox.
Infamous swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Infamous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Equinox.
Equinox clinches up against the cage.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Infamous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Infamous trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
Infamous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
The referee calls for Equinox to work.
Infamous jumps guard but Equinox stands there with Infamous around his waist. Infamous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Infamous.
Infamous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Equinox walks away with a smile on his face. Infamous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Infamous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Infamous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Equinox's elbow.
Equinox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Equinox trying to control the position but instead, Infamous has worked for underhooks and has pushed Equinox into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Equinox.
Infamous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Infamous just misses with a elbow thrown towards Equinox's brow.
Still in the clinch, Infamous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Infamous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Infamous stalling in the clinch but Equinox improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Infamous.
Infamous wants to stall.
Equinox slows down the pace here.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Infamous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Equinox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Equinox gets underhooks to prevent Infamous's takedown attempt.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Infamous gets through Equinox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Infamous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Infamous misses with some punches.
Infamous looks gassed!
Equinox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Infamous up against the cage.
Infamous tries to score a body lock takedown but Equinox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Infamous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Infamous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Infamous has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Infamous's head.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Infamous.
Equinox lands a nice shot to the body.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox presses Infamous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Equinox lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Equinox is leaning against Infamous and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Infamous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Equinox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infamous throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Infamous takes a shot to the head.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Infamous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Equinox smiles and moves away.
Infamous keeps the fight on the outside.
Equinox misses with a few strikes there.
Infamous takes one to the chin there.
John Equinox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Equinox.
Infamous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Equinox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox with a jab.
Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
Infamous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Infamous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Equinox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Infamous's head backwards.
Infamous is rocked!
It looks like Drew Infamous has been cut.
Equinox rushes Infamous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Infamous pushes Equinox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Infamous effectively controlling the action here.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Infamous working aggressively here.
Equinox stops a takedown attempt from Infamous.
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
Equinox pushes Infamous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Equinox stalling against the cage.
Infamous tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Infamous misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Infamous's head.
Infamous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox blocks an uppercut.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Infamous takes a shot to the head.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Infamous is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox is pushing Infamous up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Infamous seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Infamous is trying to stall.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox pushes Infamous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Equinox leaning against his opponent.
Infamous throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Equinox.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Infamous pushes Equinox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Equinox stalling in the clinch.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Infamous just misses with a elbow thrown towards Equinox's brow.
Infamous decides to pull guard.
Equinox is looking to stand up but Infamous won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous controls Equinox momentarily but Equinox frees himself.
Equinox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Infamous on the ground.
Equinox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Equinox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Equinox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Equinox wants to stand but Infamous is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Equinox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Equinox moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
Equinox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox presses Infamous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Infamous takes a shot to the head.
Equinox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Infamous can do to turn this around?
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Infamous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Infamous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
The referee calls for Equinox to work.
Equinox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
Infamous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Infamous.
Equinox pushes Infamous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Infamous tries to pull guard but Equinox won't allow it.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Equinox as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox is struggling to control the position.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Equinox as the two fighters clinch.
Equinox stalls.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Infamous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Infamous tries to work over Equinox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Equinox avoiding damage.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Infamous's cut.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Infamous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Equinox has Infamous up against the cage in a clinch.
Infamous manages to break the clinch.
Infamous tries to close the distance and clinch but Equinox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox gets a clinch.
Infamous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Equinox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Infamous can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Infamous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infamous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infamous jumps guard but Equinox stands there with Infamous around his waist. Infamous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Infamous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox pushes Infamous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Equinox.
Infamous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Infamouss head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Equinox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Infamous up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Equinox.
Equinox lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Equinox.
Infamous tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Infamous's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Infamous.
Infamous takes a shot to the head.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infamous being controlled against the cage.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Infamous tries to pull guard but Equinox holds him up against the cage and eventually Infamous drops back down to his feet.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Infamous.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Equinox has Infamous pushed against the cage.
Infamous looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Equinox.
A left hand lands to the body for Equinox.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infamous letting Equinox take a breather here.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Infamous's head.
Infamous letting Equinox take a breather here.
Equinox seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Infamous is trying to stall.
Infamous takes a shot to the head.
Drew Infamous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Infamous struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Equinox.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox works on Infamous's body with a couple of short punches.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a nice shot to the body.
Equinox has Infamous pressed against the cage.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Infamous backwards.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Infamous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Equinox walks away with a smile on his face. Infamous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Equinox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Infamous can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John Equinox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Infamous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infamous lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Equinox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Justice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice avoids the body shot from Hawking.
Hawking takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawking drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawking's elbow.
Hawking scores with a shoulder strike.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawking's elbow.
Hawking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawking jabs at Justice's body.
Hawking throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Justice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Hawking scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawking looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawking scores with a jab to the body.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawking doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice cracks the inside of Hawking's front leg.
Hawking is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Justice rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawking has time to react.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
Justice punishes Hawking's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Hawking drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Hawking gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justice.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice lands a nice hook to Hawking's body. Hawking takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawking will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Justice lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hawking. Hawking tries to recover but Justice is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hawking lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Justice!
Duke Justice retains his featherweight title!
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