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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josenildo Canhotinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and renato paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canhotinho's entrance music is N�o Haver� Limites. A fine choice. paiva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. sexy bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Josenildo Canhotinho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to renato paiva's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josenildo Canhotinho!
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, renato paiva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canhotinho looks for a takedown but paiva sprawls well.
Canhotinho swats away the attempt to clinch by paiva.
The fight stays on the outside here - paiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canhotinho tries for a takedown but paiva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
paiva scores with a takedown into Canhotinho's guard.
Canhotinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but paiva is one step ahead there.
paiva wants to stand but Canhotinho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Canhotinho wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
paiva wants to get up but he can't break Canhotinho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Canhotinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as paiva controls the pace.
Canhotinho is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! paiva has his hands clasped together but Canhotinho extends an breaks paiva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Canhotinho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josenildo Canhotinho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Sainte Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgie Sainte Piere acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georgie Sainte Piere!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a right hand that Sainte Piere ducks under and follows up with a left that Sainte Piere also avoids with ease.
Moss forces Sainte Piere back against the cage and clinches.
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Sainte Piere's ribcage.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sainte Piere, pushing him back against the cage.
Moss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Moss connects with a crisp jab.
Sainte Piere closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sainte Piere lands in his opponent's guard.
Sainte Piere prevents Moss from getting back to his feet.
Sainte Piere scoring with some ground and pound.
Sainte Piere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moss is looking to stand up but Sainte Piere isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Sainte Piere passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Sainte Piere seems content to control.
Moss is trying to stand back up but Sainte Piere is controlling him
Sainte Piere looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Sainte Piere lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sainte Piere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sainte Piere is keen to just control but Moss is a slippery customer.
Sainte Piere is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moss pushes Sainte Piere off but Sainte Piere dives into side control.
Sainte Piere prevents Moss from escaping the position.
Sainte Piere thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sainte Piere wants to control but Moss is keeping him busy.
Moss is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Moss scores with a four punch combination!
Moss wants to clinch up but Sainte Piere keeps it at a distance.
Sainte Piere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moss tries to clinch up but Sainte Piere circles away and keeps his distance.
Moss moves into range and clinches up with Sainte Piere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Sainte Piere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moss as he avoids it easily.
Sainte Piere throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sainte Piere off to one side.
Moss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sainte Piere shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moss sprawls well. Moss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sainte Piere gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Sainte Piere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sainte Piere closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sainte Piere lands in his opponent's guard.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Sainte Piere is having none of it.
Sainte Piere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Jay Moss 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.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sainte Piere closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moss circles away.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sainte Piere, pushing him back against the cage.
Moss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sainte Piere.
Sainte Piere is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Sainte Piere.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss closes the distance and clinches.
Moss stalling in the clinch.
Moss lands a nice elbow.
Sainte Piere wants a takedown but no success here.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sainte Piere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sainte Piere looking for a takedown.
Sainte Piere is breathing heavily.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Sainte Piere fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moss rushes Sainte Piere and presses him up against the cage.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss doesn't manage to clinch there - Sainte Piere circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sainte Piere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sainte Piere shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moss defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sainte Piere.
No joy there for Moss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sainte Piere.
Moss lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moss!
Moss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sainte Piere drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sainte Piere prevents Moss from escaping the position.
Sainte Piere working the head with strikes.
Moss is trying to buck Sainte Piere off.
Sainte Piere creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sainte Piere cracks Moss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sainte Piere working the ground and pound.
Sainte Piere tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sainte Piere has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moss is trying to get back to his feet.
Sainte Piere lands some shots froms side control.
Moss wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moss taking a bit of punishment here - Sainte Piere scoring with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sainte Piere counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moss won't be happy with that.
Sainte Piere in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sainte Piere has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Moss squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sainte Piere is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moss is surviving well by controlling Sainte Piere's body position as best he can.
Moss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moss tries to get out of the position.
Sainte Piere lands a heavy elbow.
Sainte Piere is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Moss really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Moss bucks Sainte Piere off and manages to get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss tries to clinch up but Sainte Piere circles away and keeps his distance.
Jay Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainte Piere fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moss avoids it really well and circles away.
Moss drives through and clinches with Sainte Piere against the cage.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sainte Piere slips a jab and a cross from Moss.
Moss looks to throw the jab but Sainte Piere is out of range.
Jay Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Sainte Piere moves out of range easily.
Sainte Piere looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sainte Piere moves into full mount! Moss won't be happy about that!
Moss tries to buck Sainte Piere off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainte Piere landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sainte Piere looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moss is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sainte Piere wants to control the pace but Moss is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
Sainte Piere controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Sainte Piere 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.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Georgie Sainte Piere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Sainte Piere looking to control but Moss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moss really wants to buck Sainte Piere off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Sainte Piere.
Sainte Piere swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Moss is now in Sainte Piere's guard. A big mistake from Sainte Piere there, giving up the dominant position!
Georgie Sainte Piere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sainte Piere looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Moss puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moss wants to stand up but Sainte Piere manages to regain full guard.
Jay Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sainte Piere is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Sainte Piere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Moss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abner Pirolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pirolla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Duality. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Drago!
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, Abner Pirolla!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago looks to land a combination but Pirolla avoids it well.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirolla circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pirolla.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pirolla shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago leaves Pirolla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pirolla slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Drago misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pirolla, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago tries to clinch there but Pirolla circles away.
Pirolla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Pirolla persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruno Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abner Pirolla.
Drago tries to clinch up but Pirolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Pirolla misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pirolla.
Pirolla lands a head kick!
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pirolla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pirolla landing with the ground and pound.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Pirolla 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago is looking to stand up but Pirolla isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drago is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pirolla, into his guard.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drago gets to his feet - Pirolla follows without any prompting.
Drago lands a high kick!
Drago swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Pirolla dominated that round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Pirolla misses its intended target.
Pirolla tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Pirolla misses
and Drago counters with a two punch combo.
Pirolla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Pirolla tries for a takedown but Drago circles away easily
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Pirolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Pirolla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago keeping moving, preventing Pirolla from controlling successfully.
Drago has his feet on Pirolla's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pirolla is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pirolla dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Drago throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Abner Pirolla has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Drago! Pirolla is backing up but he can't get away as Drago lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Pirolla and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Drago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Fist struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Danny Fist has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Fist!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hitz. No joy for Fist on that attempt.
Hitz forces Fist back against the cage and clinches.
Hitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hitz.
Fist is working for takedown but Hitz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hitz lands a damaging elbow.
Hitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hitz works on Fist's body with a couple of short punches.
Hitz landing knees to the head.
Fist tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sam Hitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Fist.
Hitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist looks gassed!
A short right from Hitz.
Nice elbow from Hitz.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hitz stalls.
Hitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Hitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hitz.
Hitz lands a nice uppercut.
Hitz lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Hitz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Danny Fist has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Hitz.
Hitz stalling in the clinch.
Hitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Hitz.
A right hand to the body from Hitz.
Hitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fists head.
Hitz lands an elbow just above Fist 's eye.
A short right from Hitz on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hitz.
Hitz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitz digs a right hand into Fist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fist's gas tank.
Hitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Hitz.
Hitz lands with a right to the head.
Hitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitz pushes Fist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Hitz.
Hitz lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hitz as the two fighters clinch.
Hitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fist.
Hitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hitz.
Hitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitz avoiding damage.
Hitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitz lands an elbow just above Fist 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hitz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Hitz slowing the pace effectively.
Hitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fists head.
Hitz lands with a right to the head.
Hitz presses Fist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitz slows down the pace here.
Hitz lands with a right to the head.
Fist pulls Hitz into guard.
Fist wants to improve his position but instead Hitz has moved into half guard.
Hitz is taking a breather. Fist says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fist is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fist wants to get back to full guard.
Fist trying to control from the bottom.
Hitz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hitz instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitz misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hitz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hitz throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Fist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fist misses with a takedown attempt - Hitz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hitz misses with a two punch combination.
Hitz wants to clinch up but Fist keeps it at a distance.
Hitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitz instigates a clinch.
Hitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fist blocks an uppercut.
Fist blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist goes for a takedown attempt but Hitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hitz tries to clinch up but Fist circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Fist with that takedown attempt.
Sam Hitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Fist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fist throws a right and a left that Hitz avoids nicely.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Hitz finds it's target.
Hitz wants to clinch up but Fist keeps it at a distance.
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.
Fist takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hitz is looking to clinch.
Hitz moves into the clinch.
Fist pulls guard successfully.
Hitz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fist swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitz.
Danny Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitz has closed the distance and engaged Fist in a clinch.
Fist is trying to drag Hitz to the mat but Hitz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hitz lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitz lands an elbow inside.
Hitz pushes Fist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitz.
Hitz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fist's defenses.
Hitz lands a body punch.
Hitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hitz.
A right handed body shot lands from Hitz.
A bit of stalling here from Hitz.
Hitz lands an elbow inside.
Hitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Hitz looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.
Fist blocking some punches.
Fist can't get the takedown.
Hitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fist's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitz lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitz throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Fist gets an underhook and turns Hitz into the cage.
Fist is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hitz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hitz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitz is trying to stall.
Fist trying to control the position but instead, Hitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fist into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hitz fails to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitz. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitz misses with a body shot.
Hitz checks a low kick from Fist.
Hitz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hitz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Fist's cut.
That's time! Hitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hitz tries to clinch but Fist moves away
and Fist decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hitz's guard.
Fist looking to sit in guard and control but Hitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fist controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hitz wants to get up but he can't break Fist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist is trying to hold Hitz in close to prevent damage but Hitz has managed to pass into half guard.
Fist trying to control but Hitz postures up.
Fist is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hitz is staying active.
Fist wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hitz tries to clinch
and Fist decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hitz's guard.
Fist looking to sit in guard and control but Hitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fist looking to control.
Hitz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fist wants to stand but Hitz is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hitz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hitz not doing much here.
Fist works his way to full guard. Good work.
Danny Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fist wants to control the position but Hitz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fist wants to control but Hitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fist looking for submissions off his back.
Fist is looking for a sweep. Hitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Fist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cicero Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by For whom the bell tolls. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobra's choice of entrance music: S�plica cearense. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Daddy!
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, Cicero Cobra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daddy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cobra keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daddy 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.
Cobra keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy stops Cobra from standing up.
Cobra will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra misses with a hook. Daddy ducked under it nicely.
Cobra misses with a head kick.
Cobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Daddy. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobra has Daddy pressed against the cage, preventing Daddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daddy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daddy avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
Daddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobra walks away with a smile on his face. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobra.
Cobra lands with a kick to the temple. Daddy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Cobra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobra.
Cobra tries to clinch up but Daddy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobra leaves Daddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Daddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobra wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cobra's half guard.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobra wants to control but Daddy is keeping busy.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but Cobra defending well.
Cobra kicks off Daddy and gets to his feet.
Daddy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobra.
Cobra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daddy keeps the fight on the outside.
Daddy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cobra circles away.
Cobra wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobra clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra connects with a knee to the head.
Daddy breaks the clinch.
Cobra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daddy, pushing him back against the cage.
Daddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Daddy blocks with his arms.
Cobra tries to land knees in the clinch but Daddy avoids the damage to the body.
Cobra lands a knee to the body.
Cobra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daddy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobra obliges.
Cobra working Daddy over with knees to the body.
Daddy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobra scores a nice knee to the body.
Daddy is trying to force a seperation but Cobra has the dominant position.
Cobra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobra manages to break the clinch.
Cobra has closed the distance and engaged Daddy in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tries for a takedown but Daddy manages to get underhooks.
Daddy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cobra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cobra wants to get up but he can't break Daddy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daddy looking to control.
Cobra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Daddy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cobra has Daddy in his guard.
Daddy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cobra is looking to stand up but Daddy isn't so interested in that idea.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cicero Cobra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobra's waist but Cobra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daddy off to one side.
Jab, jab by Cobra - just one landing.
Cobra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daddy shoots in for a double leg but Cobra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cobra moves in looking to clinch but Daddy pushes him off.
Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Cobra misses with a knee to the head.
Cobra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cobra misses.
Horrible takedown by Daddy or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobra which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cobra as Daddy shoots in.
Cobra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobra darts in and clinches Daddy up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobra landing knees to the head.
Cobra lands a knee to the body.
Daddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobra walks away with a smile on his face. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cobra clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobra crunches a lovely knee into Daddy's ribcage.
Cobra breaks the clinch.
Cobra darts in and clinches Daddy up against the cage.
Daddy tries to break the clinch but Cobra is controlling the position.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daddy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Daddy blocks with his arms.
Cobra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobra tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cobra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cobra lands an elbow inside that Daddy shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
Cobra jumps guard and drags Daddy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Cobra keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra kicks Daddy off and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daddy is defended easily by Cobra.
Cobra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobra fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daddy.
Cobra tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cicero Cobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daddy.
Daddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Daddy or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobra which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throws a sloppy head kick and Daddy moves out of range easily.
Cobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Daddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobra works over Daddy's head and body with a nice combination.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt - Cobra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobra takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cobra.
Daddy fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
Cobra connects with a knee to the head.
Daddy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daddy blocks it with crossed arms.
Daddy jumps into guard, dragging Cobra to the mat.
Daddy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cobra has his hands clasped together but Daddy extends an breaks Cobra's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Daddy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big Daddy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juninho Palaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juninho Palaver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Payne!
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, Juninho Palaver!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palaver misses with a head kick.
Payne avoids the head kick by Palaver.
Payne slips a straight right by Palaver.
Palaver cracks Payne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Palaver.
Palaver throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Palaver.
Palaver lands with a slapping head kick.
Palaver lands a nice shot that snaps Payne's head back.
Palaver lunges at Payne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Payne's hand.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Palaver throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Palaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palaver misses with a head kick.
A big right from Palaver misses.
Palaver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juninho Palaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Palaver circles away.
Palaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne blocks a head kick by Palaver.
Juninho Palaver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne avoids the head kick by Palaver.
Palaver throws a head kick that misses.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palaver misses with a head kick.
Palaver throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Palaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payne clinches up against the cage.
Palaver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Payne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Palaver uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palaver is posturing up here but Payne has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Palaver tries to roll out but it's too tight and Palaver has to tap! Slick submission there by Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Payne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Patureau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Patureau's choice of entrance music: eminem - lose yourself. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
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, Vitor Patureau!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patureau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva gets a clinch.
Patureau cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Patureau controlling the action here for a moment.
Patureau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Patureau.
Patureau blocks the elbow strike.
Patureau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patureau is looking to clinch.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Patureau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patureau looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patureau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patureau wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Patureau is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Patureau keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Patureau to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patureau obliges.
Patureau slowing the pace effectively.
Patureau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patureau can't get the takedown.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patureau smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patureau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patureau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva clinches but Patureau breaks the clinch
so Patureau counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Patureau stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patureau gets a clinch.
Patureau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau lands with a right to the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patureau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vitor Patureau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patureau takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Patureau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patureau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patureau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Patureau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patureau shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Patureau wants to clinch
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Patureau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patureau.
A knee to the head by Patureau.
Patureau jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patureau is on top in guard.
Patureau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patureau closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and Patureau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau lands an elbow inside.
Patureau breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patureau counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Patureau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Patureau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Patureau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patureau tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Patureau has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Patureau.
Patureau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Patureau lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Patureau.
Patureau is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Patureau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Patureau.
Patureau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Patureau crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Patureau breaks the clinch.
Patureau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patureau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Patureau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Patureau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patureau doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Patureau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patureau with a knee to the head.
Patureau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patureau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patureau darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Patureau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patureau tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Patureau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Patureau.
Patureau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patureau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patureau tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Patureau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Patureau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patureau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Patureau moves into the clinch.
Patureau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patureau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Patureau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vitor Patureau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Patureau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patureau lands with a light punch inside.
Patureau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Patureau manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Patureau wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Patureau looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patureau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Patureau wants to sweep but no luck.
Patureau wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patureau circles away.
Patureau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patureau lands in his opponent's guard.
Patureau trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his feet on Patureau's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Patureau wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Patureau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patureau obliges.
Patureau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patureau with a knee to the head.
Patureau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Patureau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patureau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patureau connects with a knee to the head.
Patureau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patureau lands a left hand.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patureau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patureau slowing the pace effectively.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patureau leaning against his opponent.
Vitor Patureau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is working for takedown but Patureau is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patureau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patureau pulls guard successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Patureau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patureau 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Patureau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helton Falusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leozinho Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leozinho Cunha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helton Falusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leozinho Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cunha tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cunha lands a big head kick that sends Falusi tumbling to the mat! Cunha takes a step backwards and waves Falusi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Helton Falusi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falusi, pushing him back against the cage.
Falusi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cunha wants to get back to striking at distance but Falusi won't allow it.
Cunha tries to break the clinch but Falusi is controlling the position.
Cunha is trying to break free.
Cunha lands a good knee to the midsection. Falusi won't want to take too many of those.
Falusi is breathing heavily.
Cunha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cunha is trying to break the clinch but Falusi is controlling him.
Falusi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cunha's efforts to push away.
Cunha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cunha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Falusi blocks the elbow strike.
Falusi has Cunha pressed against the cage, preventing Cunha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha tries to break the clinch but Falusi is controlling the position.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falusi shoots in but Cunha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Falusi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helton Falusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunha throws a head kick that misses.
Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cunha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cunha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cunha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cunha wants it to stay on the feet.
Falusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falusi blocks a head kick by Cunha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falusi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cunha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Falusi decides to stand back up. Falusi steps back and let's Cunha get back to his feet.
Cunha tries to clinch there but Falusi circles away.
Cunha leaves Falusi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Falusi fails with the takedown.
Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falusi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunha gets caught flat footed, as Falusi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunha is looking to stand up but Falusi isn't so interested in that idea.
Falusi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Falusi stands up from Cunha's guard - Falusi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Falusi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falusi prevents Cunha from standing back up.
Falusi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Falusi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leozinho Cunha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunha moves into the clinch successfully.
Falusi blocks an elbow strike from Cunha.
Cunha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falusi has Cunha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Falusi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cunha tumbling to the mat - Falusi dives into Cunha's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falusi wants to stand but Cunha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Falusi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cunha, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is looking to clinch.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cunha is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Falusi is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nice sprawl there from Cunha as Falusi shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falusi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falusi closes the distance and clinches up with Cunha, looking for a takedown. Falusi pushes Cunha against the cage but Cunha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Falusi tries to keep at a distance but Cunha has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leozinho Cunha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helton Falusi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Falusi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falusi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Falusi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cunha tries to avoid it but Falusi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cunha to the ground. Cunha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cunha as he avoids it easily.
Falusi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cunha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helton Falusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falusi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falusi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cunha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Falusi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Falusi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cunha to stand up.
Helton Falusi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Falusi moves out of range easily.
Falusi closes the distance and clinches up with Cunha, looking for a takedown. Falusi pushes Cunha against the cage but Cunha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cunha is looking to clinch but Falusi is avoiding it.
Falusi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cunha tries to sprawl out of it but Falusi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cunha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Falusi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cunha's waist but Cunha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falusi off to one side.
Falusi tries for a takedown but Cunha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Falusi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cunha has Falusi up against the cage in a clinch.
Falusi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Cunha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunha is looking to break free of the clinch but Falusi has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cunha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunha misses with an elbow strike.
Cunha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunha is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Falusi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Falusi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cunha on the ground.
Falusi escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Falusi moves out of range easily.
Falusi fails to land the takedown.
Falusi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Falusi pushes him off.
Falusi scores with a takedown into Cunha's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Falusi misses with a takedown attempt - Cunha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cunha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Falusi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cunha is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falusi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cunha lands a head kick!
Falusi misses with a takedown attempt - Cunha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falusi scores a takedown into full mount!
Falusi won't let Cunha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falusi is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Cunha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falusi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cunha is trying to defend but Falusi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Falusi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cunha is trying to stand back up but Falusi is controlling him
Falusi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Leozinho Cunha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha wants to clinch.
Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Falusi pushes him off.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Helton Falusi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helton Falusi'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!
Falusi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Helton Falusi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falusi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Falusi clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cunha.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cunha throws an elbow but misses.
Cunha misses with a knee to the head.
Cunha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falusi.
Falusi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cunha's efforts to push away.
Falusi lands a takedown into guard.
Falusi tries to stand but Cunha is controlling from the bottom.
Cunha uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha tries to clinch
and Falusi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Falusi.
Falusi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cunha tries to clinch up but Falusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Falusi fails with the takedown.
Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunha but Cunha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cunha wants to clinch.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helton Falusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Falusi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Falusi blocks a head kick by Cunha.
Falusi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunha pinned against the cage. Cunha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Falusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha tries to clinch but Falusi moves out of range.
Falusi scores with a takedown into Cunha's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cunha wants to stand and escape but Falusi is having none of it.
Falusi tries to stand but Cunha is controlling from the bottom.
Cunha has his feet on Falusi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Falusi shoots in for a takedown but Cunha shows good takedown defense.
Cunha tries to clinch there but Falusi circles away.
Falusi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunha is fending him off so far but Falusi persists. Nope, Cunha circles away and we're back to standing.
Cunha wants to clinch up but Falusi keeps it at a distance.
Cunha lands a nice looking body kick.
Falusi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falusi clinches.
Cunha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunha is trying to break the clinch but Falusi is controlling him.
Cunha misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cunha.
Cunha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Falusi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cunha tries to break free but Falusi pushes him back against the cage.
Cunha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falusi has him pressed against the cage.
Falusi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falusi scores a takedown into full mount!
Cunha is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falusi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Falusi is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Falusi shoots in for a takedown but Cunha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunha tries to clinch but Falusi moves away
and Falusi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cunha's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falusi stands up and waves to Cunha to follow him.
Cunha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falusi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cunha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cunha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helton Falusi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Falusi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helton Falusi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Gutierrez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie!
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, Oscar Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gutierrez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gutierrez misses with a knee strike.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie stands and throws Gutierrez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gutierrez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Braganca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Ding-A-Ling. Hans De Vries has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Braganca!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries thuds a left hand into Braganca's body.
Braganca tries to keep at a distance but De Vries has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Braganca's ribcage.
Braganca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braganca blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Vries - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
It looks like Gabriel Braganca has been cut.
Braganca blocks an elbow strike.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Braganca tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Vries smiles and moves away.
Braganca bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Vries is looking to improve his position but Braganca isn't that keen on the idea.
Braganca goes for an armbar but De Vries turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De Vries.
De Vries is stalling in the full guard.
De Vries has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braganca is proving hard to escape from.
Braganca is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braganca being controlled here, momentarily.
Braganca has a closed guard, preventing De Vries from standing up.
Braganca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Vries trying to control the position from guard on top but Braganca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braganca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Vries trying to control but Braganca is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Braganca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braganca fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braganca.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Braganca.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braganca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braganca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Vries looks to land a combination but Braganca avoids it well.
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.
Braganca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Vries's waist but De Vries gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braganca off to one side.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries stuffs the takedown.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Vries but De Vries pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Braganca.
De Vries tries to clinch up but Braganca circles away and keeps his distance.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Braganca moves out of range easily.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vries misses with a hook. Braganca ducked under it nicely.
De Vries displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braganca.
De Vries fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braganca is out of range.
Braganca looks for a takedown but De Vries sprawls well.
Braganca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vries thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries pushes Braganca up against the cage in a clinch.
Braganca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braganca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Vries walks away with a smile on his face. Braganca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Braganca.
No luck for Braganca with that takedown attempt.
Braganca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Vries misses with a few strikes there.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braganca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Vries tries to avoid it but Braganca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Vries to the ground. De Vries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Vries misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braganca.
Braganca tries to clinch but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries leaves Braganca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braganca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Vries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braganca tries to keep at a distance but De Vries has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braganca pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Braganca looking to control.
Braganca is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braganca is working an open guard so De Vries takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Braganca tries for a takedown but De Vries sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from De Vries.
Braganca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braganca closes the distance and clinches up with De Vries, looking for a takedown. Braganca pushes De Vries against the cage but De Vries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braganca is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
Braganca pulls De Vries into guard.
Braganca working for a triangle but De Vries defends it easily.
De Vries wants to control from the top but Braganca keeps moving.
De Vries wants to get up but he can't break Braganca's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braganca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Vries content to stall in guard here.
De Vries stands up from Braganca's guard - De Vries perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Braganca moves out of range easily.
Braganca falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vries counters with a low kick, right behind Braganca 's knee.
Hans De Vries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braganca shoots and misses
and De Vries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braganca shoots and misses
and De Vries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braganca takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braganca fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Braganca.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Braganca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Braganca tries to pull guard but De Vries holds him up against the cage and eventually Braganca drops back down to his feet.
Braganca tries to pull guard but De Vries won't allow it.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Braganca blocks with his arms.
De Vries keeps control of Braganca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
Braganca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Braganca tries to pull guard but De Vries holds him up against the cage and eventually Braganca drops back down to his feet.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braganca's face.
Braganca jumps guard but De Vries stands there with Braganca around his waist. Braganca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braganca is defending well for now.
Braganca tries to pull guard but De Vries won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Braganca takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braganca is defending well for now.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Braganca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vries landing knees to the body.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braganca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braganca managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries landing knees to the body.
Braganca pulls De Vries into guard.
De Vries trying to control but Braganca is working from the bottom.
Braganca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Vries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Vries gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Braganca throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Braganca.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braganca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Vries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braganca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braganca pulls guard.
Braganca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Vries defends well.
De Vries trying to control but Braganca is working from the bottom.
Hans De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries wants to get up but he can't break Braganca's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braganca looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Vries is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braganca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Vries doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Vries manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Vries trying to control but Braganca is working from the bottom.
Braganca had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. De Vries is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Braganca Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take De Vries's back instead.
Braganca is hanging on to De Vries's back as he tries to escape.
Braganca not allowing De Vries to control his hands.
De Vries showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vries, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
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