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Holy Grail 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro de Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Ferro comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Ruoste. Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ultimate Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alessandro de Ferro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Renato Alves's chin.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro de Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves blocks a head kick by de Ferro.
de Ferro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves scores with a nice strike.
de Ferro throws a leg kick which misses Alves's front leg but catches the back leg as Alves tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from de Ferro.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
de Ferro throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. de Ferro did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
Alves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
de Ferro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for de Ferro.
de Ferro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Ferro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de Ferro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves passes into half guard.
Alves throwing shots but de Ferro is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. de Ferro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
de Ferro looking for a sweep. Not yet de Ferro, not yet.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
de Ferro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
de Ferro wants to sweep but no luck.
de Ferro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from de Ferro.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alves tries to bum rush de Ferro with a series of wild strikes but de Ferro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with de Ferro, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes de Ferro against the cage but de Ferro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves misses with a body kick.
de Ferro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de Ferro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
Alves wants to control from the top but de Ferro keeps moving.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but de Ferro is retaining full guard.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear de Ferro down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro is looking to reverse the position.
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but de Ferro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alves tries for a kimura but de Ferro is defending well.
Alves looks gassed!
de Ferro tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.
de Ferro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alves's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Ferro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alves trying to pass the guard but de Ferro defending well.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
de Ferro works his way to full guard. Good work.
de Ferro looking to control.
Alves stands and throws de Ferro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
de Ferro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
de Ferro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alves off and has taken his back!
de Ferro doesn't have the hooks in and Alves manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now de Ferro is on top in guard.
de Ferro 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Ferro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Alves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alves tries to clinch there but de Ferro circles away.
A jab from de Ferro finds it's way through Alves's defenses.
de Ferro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Alves.
de Ferro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves looks to land a left hand but de Ferro moved out of range nicely.
de Ferro dodges the punch combination from Alves.
de Ferro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by de Ferro. That's going to slow Alves down.
de Ferro tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
de Ferro looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Some wild striking there from de Ferro.
A big right from Alves misses.
A left lands for Alves.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves misses with a shot to the body
and de Ferro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Ferro thows a big elbow that misses.
de Ferro is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Ferro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
de Ferro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
de Ferro working the ground and pound from side control.
Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
de Ferro winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Ferro connects with a nice short shot to Alves's temple.
Alves wants to improve his position but de Ferro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alves gets full guard.
Alves controls de Ferro momentarily but de Ferro frees himself.
de Ferro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Alves has his foot on de Ferro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. de Ferro works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Ferro is one step ahead there.
de Ferro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
de Ferro is in close to Alves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alessandro de Ferro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Ferro advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but de Ferro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
de Ferro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Alves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
de Ferro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Ferro connects with a nice short shot to Alves's temple.
Alves flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
de Ferro winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
de Ferro lands strikes from half guard.
Alves tries to roll over but de Ferro keeps him under control.
de Ferro wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
de Ferro blocks the strikes from Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
de Ferro is looking for a kimura here.
Alves is pressing down on de Ferro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but de Ferro defends easily.
de Ferro is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Ferro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Alves trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro de Ferro dominated that second round.
That's time! de Ferro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
de Ferro lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Renato Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from de Ferro.
de Ferro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
de Ferro misses with a kick to the body.
Alves jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves rushes de Ferro and presses him up against the cage.
de Ferro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
de Ferro keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Ferro throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Ferro connects with a knee to the head.
de Ferro avoiding damage.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Ferro cracks Alves with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from de Ferro.
de Ferro has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de Ferro landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Ferro lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from de Ferro.
de Ferro looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
de Ferro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves can't break the clinch.
de Ferro lands a body shot.
de Ferro is leaning against Alves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
de Ferro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, de Ferro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
de Ferro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
de Ferro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
de Ferro pushes Alves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Ferro connects with a knee to the head.
de Ferro missing with knees to the body.
de Ferro has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de Ferro is working Alves over against the cage.
de Ferro tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
de Ferro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from de Ferro.
de Ferro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
de Ferro connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by de Ferro.
Alves is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from de Ferro.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from de Ferro.
de Ferro breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from de Ferro. No joy for Alves on that attempt.
de Ferro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
de Ferro stuffs the takedown.
de Ferro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
de Ferro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves wants to break free but de Ferro has control.
de Ferro presses Alves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
de Ferro lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
de Ferro lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
de Ferro lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
de Ferro scores with a shoulder strike.
Alves tries to break the clinch but de Ferro is controlling the position.
de Ferro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
de Ferro lands an uppercut.
de Ferro can't get the takedown.
de Ferro swings wildly with an uppercut but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
de Ferro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from de Ferro.
de Ferro controlling the action here for a moment.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves avoiding damage as de Ferro throws knees to the body.
de Ferro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves scores with a one two! de Ferro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with the combination.
de Ferro looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
de Ferro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Ferro.
A big right from Alves misses.
de Ferro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves gets a takedown into half guard.
de Ferro wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead de Ferro has recovered full guard.
de Ferro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro de Ferro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Ferro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro de Ferro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damon lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua avoids the body shot from Damon.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rua looks gassed!
Damon can't do much from the bottom here.
Rua prevents Damon from escaping the position.
Rua working away.
Damon is looking for a sweep.
Rua wants to stand but Damon is controlling his arm.
Damon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damon tries to escape but Rua is in control.
Damon wants to control but Rua postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Damon misses.
Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Damon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Rua swinging wilding here.
Damon cracks Rua with an uppercut from hell and Rua crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Damon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand up but Damon is controlling him.
Damon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Damon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Rua scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Damon manages to mount him!
Damon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Damon wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Damon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Damon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Damon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Damon with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Damon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Damon looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rua wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Damon looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Damon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damon cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Damon avoids the attempt from Rua to control.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Damon isn't that keen on the idea.
Damon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damon prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Damon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Damon lands a big elbow.
Damon avoids the attempt from Rua to control.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Damon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Damon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Damon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rua is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon controlling his opponent.
Rua wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Damon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damon rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damon.
Damon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damon misses with a two punch combination.
Damon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Damon misses with a two punch combination.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Damon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua scores with a nice right hand.
Damon throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Damon slips under a jab from Rua.
Damon misses with a combination
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damon thinking.
Rua cracks Damon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damon avoids the body shot from Rua.
Damon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damon thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Damon looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Damon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damon dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Damon scores with a hook.
Damon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Damon on that attempt.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Damon catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Damon getting side control.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to control here.
Damon prevents Rua from standing back up.
Damon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon controlling the action here.
Damon wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
Damon wants to take a breather but Rua is having none of it.
Damon trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damon misses with a straight right.
Damon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damon thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Rua punishes Damon's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damon circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua tries to clinch but Damon moves away
and Damon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua tries to bum rush Damon with a series of wild strikes but Damon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to de liver by Damon. Beautiful body shot.
Damon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua cracks Damon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damon tries for a takedown but Rua circles away easily
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damon's hands.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Damon throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Damon.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Damon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves forwards but Damon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Damon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Damon looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Rua looks to land a combination. Damon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rua scores with a jab. Damon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck for Damon with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Damon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua lands with a nice combination. Damon backs away looking to recover.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Damon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Damon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua'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. This is the final round!
Damon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Damon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damon misses with a looping right.
Damon misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Ron Damon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Damon misses.
Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
Damon trying to control the position.
Damon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Damon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damon rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Damon stalls.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Damon taking a breather.
Damon lands with a left to the head.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Damon has double underhooks.
Damon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damon lands a shoulder strike.
Damon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Damon.
Rua looking for a takedown.
Damon breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damon finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
A cross from Damon lands.
Damon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Damon shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damon throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Damon pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Damon.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Damon lands a right hook to the body.
Damon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rua is pushing Damon's head away, looking to escape. Damon manages to hold on to the position though.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damon moves into full mount!
Rua is trying to escape the mount.
Damon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to stand.
BOOM! Damon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damon lands a big elbow.
Ron Damon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You get the feeling that Rua really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Damon breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Damon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Rua is looking to get to half guard.
Rua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rua throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Damon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Damon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radamen Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by King Nothing. Steven has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Even Steven has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Radamen Sanchez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radamen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Steven.
Steven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Steven on that attempt.
Radamen Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Even Steven.
Steven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steven's head.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steven wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Steven misses with a hook.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steven is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez decides to stand back up. Sanchez steps back and let's Steven get back to his feet.
Steven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Steven to the mat. Steven regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Steven keeps moving.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Steven to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sanchez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Steven pulls down on the head and he's put Sanchez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Even Steven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Golpacha Nosay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rasan gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gracie has chosen wanderlei intro as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Golpacha Nosay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rasan gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosay shoots in and bounces gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nosay trying to control the position from guard on top but gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nosay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nosay wants to control but gracie is keeping him busy.
Nosay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosay gets back to full guard.
gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nosay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of gracie, into his guard.
gracie looks gassed!
gracie keeping moving, preventing Nosay from controlling successfully.
Nosay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nosay manages to get himself to full guard.
Nosay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Nosay.
gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nosay is trying to defend but gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nosay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. gracie is working away from the top position though.
Nosay is pressing down on gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nosay dives on top into guard.
Nosay wants to control from the top but gracie keeps moving.
Nosay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gracie keeping moving, preventing Nosay from controlling successfully.
gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nosay has passed into half guard!
Nosay wants to take a breather but gracie is having none of it.
Nosay wants to free his trapped foot but gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Nosay sits in half guard.
Nosay controlling the action here.
Nosay is trying to control. gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Golpacha Nosay 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.
gracie shoots and misses
and Nosay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nosay scores with a takedown into gracie's guard.
Nosay trying to control the position from guard on top but gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nosay looking to pass the guard.
Nosay trying to control but gracie is working from the bottom.
gracie is breathing heavily.
Nosay advances to half guard.
Nosay performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nosay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosay wants to take a breather but gracie is having none of it.
gracie actively working from the bottom here.
gracie won't allow Nosay to pass to mount.
gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nosay pulls his head out easily.
Nosay keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gracie is looking to chop away at Nosay's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
gracie with a poor takedown
and Nosay counters with a single leg into guard. gracie didn't expect that.
Nosay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nosay trying to control but gracie is working from the bottom.
Nosay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
gracie keeping full guard, as Nosay tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosay trying to control but gracie is working from the bottom.
gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nosay uses it to pass to side control.
Nosay wants to control but gracie is keeping him busy.
gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nosay is staying tight to gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
gracie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nosay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nosay wants to control but gracie is keeping him busy.
gracie is being controlled here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nosay counters with a takedown into side control.
gracie trying to remain calm as Nosay controls from the top position.
Nosay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nosay is looking to take a break and control but gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Golpacha Nosay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nosay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golpacha Nosay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nosay tries to reverse the position but gracie maintains control.
gracie is standing up, even though he is in mount.
gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosay regains half guard.
Nosay manages to get to full guard.
Nosay working a defensive guard here.
gracie is fighting to break Nosay's control of his arms but Nosay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
gracie is looking to stand up but Nosay won't let him.
Nosay has his foot on gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
gracie is looking to advance position but Nosay has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosay manages to capitalize on a mistake by gracie to take his back!
Nosay tries to keep control of the position but gracie is staying busy.
Nosay is really struggling to control gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nosay really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for gracie.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nosay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for gracie!
gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nosay has a good base and remains in mount.
Nosay has isolated one of gracie's arms. gracie looking to fight him off but Nosay twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Golpacha Nosay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Malonne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Ramstein Du Hast. Robert Malonne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Malonne!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malonne wants to clinch.
No luck for Vasquel with that takedown attempt.
Vasquel shoots in and drives through. Malonne sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malonne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasquel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolpho Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquel keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquel shoots in but Malonne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasquel shoots for a double leg takedown but Malonne sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malonne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vasquel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vasquel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malonne defends it easily.
Malonne wants to stand but Vasquel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malonne looks gassed!
Vasquel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malonne manages to get himself to full guard.
Malonne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasquel content to stall in guard here.
Vasquel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasquel is in close to Malonne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasquel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasquel looking to pass the guard.
Malonne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel tries to move to mount but Malonne blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Malonne pushes Vasquel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vasquel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vasquel lands a few punches from side control.
Malonne gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vasquel is going olschool here, as he tries to force Malonne to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Malonne shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquel landing shots from mount.
Malonne is bucking up trying to escape but Vasquel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Malonne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malonne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasquel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malonne is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolpho Vasquel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasquel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malonne is trying to defend but Vasquel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Malonne tries to kick Vasquel off but Vasquel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vasquel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vasquel is pressing down on Malonne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Malonne is holding on for now.
Vasquel working the head and body with strikes.
Vasquel tries to pass to full mount but Malonne defends it.
Malonne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasquel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasquel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vasquel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasquel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malonne is breathing heavily.
Malonne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malonne is in trouble now - Vasquel has advanced to mount!
Vasquel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malonne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Malonne is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vasquel lands a big shot there that rocks Malonne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Malonne is rocked!
The referee warns Malonne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malonne is still in real trouble! Can Vasquel finish him?
A nice elbow there by Vasquel.
Vasquel postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Malonne badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vasquel around the waist but Vasquel pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vasquel is the winner by TKO! Vasquel jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodolpho Vasquel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Coves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen Undisputed - Ludacris as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Coves!
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, Jack Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Coves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coves throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons shoots in and bounces Coves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coves dives on top into guard.
Coves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simmons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coves has managed to get both his arms back between Simmons's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simmons trying to control the action but Coves is working from the bottom.
Simmons is looking for a kimura here.
Coves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmons.
Coves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmons.
Simmons is looking to take a break and control but Coves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coves wants to get back to his feet.
Simmons 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 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coves tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Coves misses.
Coves misses with an uppercut. Simmons saw that one coming.
Coves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coves misses with a looping left.
Coves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coves misses with a two punch combination.
Coves throws a lazy right hand but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coves throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simmons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coves's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Simmons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coves misses with the combination.
A jab from Coves finds it's way through Simmons's defenses.
Simmons gets the takedown into side control.
Coves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Simmons.
Simmons looking to control but instead Coves has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Simmons is just content to waste time from the top position. Coves takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmonsis looking to pass into half guard but Coves pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Coves is in guard.
Simmons wants to improve his position but instead Coves has moved into half guard.
Coves slows the pace down in half guard.
Simmons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Simmons looking for submissions off his back.
Coves tries to stand but can't do so whilst Simmons controls his leg.
Simmons trying to hold on to Coves's head to control him but Coves postures up.
Simmons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons won't allow Coves to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Simmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
Coves misses with a double jab.
Joao Coves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Simmons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coves, who protects the arm well.
Simmons is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Coves looks calm but he's in trouble here. Simmons gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Coves is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Simmons lets go of the hold and Coves can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Simmons!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Arlindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todo Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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193 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Arlindo!
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, Todo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos stalks Arlindo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arlindo's face. Arlindo staggers backwards, shaken.
Arlindo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos lands with a right that hurts Arlindo. Arlindo looks to clinch but Santos throws a short knee that drops Arlindo. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Todo Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Cosby Show. Paiva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cosby clinches.
Cosby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paiva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paiva gets through Cosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paiva fails to land.
Cosby wants a takedown but no success here.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva gets through Cosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cosby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paiva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paiva is pressed up against the cage. Cosby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paiva down to the mat. Paiva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paiva closes the distance and pushes Cosby back into the cage.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cosby has Paiva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paiva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva gets underhooks to prevent Cosby's takedown attempt.
Cosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paiva working aggressively here.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paiva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cosby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paiva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paiva lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva.
Paiva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosby.
Cosby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paiva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paiva working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Cosby pulls guard.
Cosby is striking from the bottom but Paiva uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Paiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working.
Cosby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cosby won't allow Paiva to pass to mount.
Cosby tries to roll over but Paiva keeps him under control.
Paiva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cosby controls his leg.
Paiva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cosby kicks off Paiva and gets to his feet.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cosby is breathing heavily.
Paiva clinches up with Cosby and pushes him back against the cage.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva throws a head punch that misses.
Paiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paiva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cosby is looking to break free of the clinch but Paiva has double underhooks.
Cosby stalling the fight.
Cosby wants a takedown but no success here.
Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosby.
Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cosby is trying to drag Paiva to the mat but Paiva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paiva lands a left hand.
Paiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Paiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paiva scores with a shot to the side of Cosby's head.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike.
Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cosby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paiva smiles and moves away.
Paiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cosby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paiva connects with a right hand. Cosby shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Paiva misses with the head strike.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva.
Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paiva throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paiva lands with a right to the head.
Cosby tries for a takedown but Paiva manages to get underhooks.
Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Cosby is working for takedown but Paiva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva misses with the head strike.
Cosby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cosby blocking some punches.
Cosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cosby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paiva has him pressed against the cage.
Paiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva.
Cosby blocking some punches.
Paiva is stalling here.
Paiva stops a takedown attempt from Cosby.
Paiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paiva lands with a light punch inside.
Cosby takes a shot to the head.
Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Paiva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Paiva fails to land.
Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cosby blocking some punches.
Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paiva takes the fight into the clinch.
Cosby pulls Paiva into guard.
Paiva advances position into side control!
Cosby sneaks out the side door and pushes Paiva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paiva throws a series of strikes that have Cosby backpedaling.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Paiva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby tries to keep at a distance but Paiva has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva misses with some punches.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paiva is looking to control Cosby's arms but Cosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paiva has his back to the cage.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Paiva.
Paiva lands a right hand.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Paiva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cosby.
Paiva lands with a right to the head.
Paiva misses with some punches.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Paiva.
Paiva lands a left hand.
A short right from Paiva.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raphael Paiva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Paiva.
Paiva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paiva lands a left and a right that send Cosby crashing to the mat, dazed. Paiva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cosby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paiva drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cosby right on the button. Cosby goes down! Paiva follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Paiva gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Paiva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tolstoy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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320 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Tolstoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstoy tries to clinch up.
Tolstoy closes the distance and clinches.
Tolstoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Tolstoy wants to break free but Lorenzo has control.
Tolstoy digs a right hand into Lorenzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lorenzo's gas tank.
Lorenzo looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolstoy manages to break the clinch.
Lorenzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tolstoy shoots in for a double leg but Lorenzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andre Tolstoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzo tries to move into range but Tolstoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolstoy lands a left and a right that send Lorenzo crashing to the mat, dazed. Tolstoy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Roger Lorenzo has been cut.
Lorenzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolstoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lorenzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lorenzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tolstoy trying to control the action but Lorenzo is working from the bottom.
Tolstoy grinds an elbow into Lorenzo's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lorenzo is looking for a sweep.
Tolstoy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lorenzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolstoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lorenzo sprawls well. Lorenzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tolstoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorenzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lorenzo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolstoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolstoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolstoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolstoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolstoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lorenzo connects with a looping right hand.
Tolstoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tolstoy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tolstoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tolstoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorenzo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tolstoy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lorenzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tolstoy blocks Lorenzo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tolstoy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lorenzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Tolstoy has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Tolstoy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lorenzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lorenzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tolstoy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lorenzo is surviving well by controlling Tolstoy's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo regains half guard.
Lorenzo tries to roll over but Tolstoy keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lorenzo is looking to control Tolstoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lorenzo avoid being mounted?
Tolstoy is pressing down on Lorenzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lorenzo is holding on for now.
Lorenzo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lorenzo moves into full guard.
Lorenzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tolstoy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Tolstoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Lorenzo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tolstoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolstoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Lorenzo.
Tolstoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lorenzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tolstoy counters with a one-two to the body.
Tolstoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolstoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tolstoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolstoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolstoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Lorenzo tries to sprawl out of it but Tolstoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lorenzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy tries to clinch but Lorenzo is having none of it.
Tolstoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Lorenzo - just one landing.
Lorenzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tolstoy on the side of the head.
Lorenzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lorenzo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lorenzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lorenzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tolstoy tries to buck Lorenzo off but Lorenzo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo looks up at the clock and then as Tolstoy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lorenzo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lorenzo working the ground and pound.
Lorenzo takes a little break here. Tolstoy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tolstoy tries to improve position but can't.
Lorenzo controlling the position from side mount.
Tolstoy is pushing Lorenzo's head away, looking to escape. Lorenzo manages to hold on to the position though.
Lorenzo wants to control but Tolstoy is keeping him busy.
Lorenzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lorenzo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lorenzo taking a breather here.
Tolstoy is looking for a sweep.
Lorenzo grinds an elbow into Tolstoy's temple.
Tolstoy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lorenzo wants to free his trapped foot but Tolstoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tolstoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tolstoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lorenzo is one step ahead there.
Lorenzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lorenzo won't allow Tolstoy to get back to his feet.
Lorenzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lorenzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lorenzo wants to take a breather but Tolstoy is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorenzo prevents Tolstoy from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Lorenzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Lorenzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tolstoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tolstoy fails with the takedown
and Lorenzo counters with a takedown into side control.
Lorenzo working the head and body with strikes.
Tolstoy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolstoy is looking for a sweep. Lorenzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lorenzo wants to control but Tolstoy is keeping him busy.
Lorenzo content to control rather than advance.
Tolstoy wants to improve his position but Lorenzo is controlling well.
Lorenzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy is looking to improve his position.
Lorenzo blocks the strikes from Tolstoy.
Lorenzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Lorenzo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tolstoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lorenzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lorenzo is looking to advance position but Tolstoy won't allow it.
Lorenzo working Tolstoy over with strikes.
Tolstoy is looking to improve his position.
Lorenzo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tolstoy?
Lorenzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tolstoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lorenzo is going olschool here, as he tries to force Tolstoy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tolstoy shrugs it off.
Tolstoy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tolstoy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tolstoy tries to lock up and control but Lorenzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lorenzo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo prevents Tolstoy from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Lorenzo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lorenzo tries to control but Tolstoy wriggling away.
Tolstoy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lorenzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lorenzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tolstoy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo thows a huge punch but Tolstoy dodges it nicely.
Lorenzo trying to control from half guard but Tolstoy is working away.
Lorenzo trying to pass the guard but Tolstoy defending well.
Tolstoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tolstoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lorenzo trying to control but Tolstoy is working from the bottom.
Lorenzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Lorenzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lorenzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Lorenzo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Gaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vance comes into the arena with The Refridgerator Man blaring out of the sound system. Gaia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Manowar- Battle Hymn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Vance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robin Gaia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vance.
Vance leaves Gaia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaia looks for a takedown but Vance sprawls well.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vance misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Gaia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vance tests Gaia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Robin Gaia has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaia looks gassed!
Vance's corner calls for a 1-2. Vance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vance drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gaia right on the button. Gaia goes down! Vance follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Vance gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Vance!
Bob Vance retains his super heavyweight title!
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