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Holy Grail 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krav Mcgraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Vazquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgraw kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit--Break Stuff. Vazquel has chosen Korn-Clown as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krav Mcgraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Vazquel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgraw scores a takedown into full mount!
Mcgraw lands with some strikes.
Vazquel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mcgraw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcgraw wants to take Vazquel's back but he can't do it this time.
Vazquel tries to hold on but Mcgraw pushes him away.
Mcgraw looking to finish Vazquel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vazquel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgraw is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vazquel is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mcgraw locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Vazquel is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krav Mcgraw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
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205 cm
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292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Engine!
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, Luciano Torres!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Engine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Engine passes into half guard.
Engine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Engine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Engine trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Engine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Engine lands a nice short elbow.
Engine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Engine lands a nice short elbow.
Engine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engine lands a big elbow - Torres is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Engine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Engine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bitburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino de Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Jesus has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Severino de Jesus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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207 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Bitburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Severino de Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitburger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
de Jesus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
de Jesus wants to get back to his feet but Bitburger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bitburger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bitburger connects with a couple of short punches.
Bitburger trying to control the position from guard on top but de Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitburger looking to pass the guard.
Bitburger trying to control but de Jesus is working from the bottom.
Bitburger pushing down on de Jesus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bitburger is trying to control. de Jesus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bitburger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bitburger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for de Jesus!
Bitburger with good strikes from the mount here!
Bitburger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Jesus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bitburger looking to control but de Jesus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bitburger is landing with some decent strikes but de Jesus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bitburger landing punches.
Bitburger breaks from de Jesus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitburger content just to control the position here.
Bitburger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bitburger is going oldschool here, as he tries to force de Jesus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so de Jesus shrugs it off.
de Jesus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitburger dominating with strikes here.
Bitburger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de Jesus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitburger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bitburger is landing with some decent strikes but de Jesus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bitburger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bitburger landing strikes from the mount and de Jesus is in trouble!
de Jesus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
de Jesus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bitburger lands a heavy elbow.
Bitburger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
A nice elbow there by Bitburger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Jesus tries to buck Bitburger off but he can't manage it.
Bitburger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitburger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but de Jesus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
de Jesus wants to get back to his feet.
Bitburger working the ground and pound.
Bitburger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
de Jesus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bitburger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but de Jesus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Bitburger working the ground and pound but de Jesus is defending the strikes.
Bitburger grinds an elbow into de Jesus's temple.
Bitburger misses with the ground and pound.
Bitburger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
de Jesus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Jesus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bitburger prevents de Jesus from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bitburger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bitburger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
de Jesus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bitburger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bitburger lands a few punches from side control.
Bitburger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
de Jesus is trying to get back to his feet.
Bitburger scores with punches from side control.
Bitburger scoring with punches and elbows.
de Jesus is not content to let Bitburger control the position.
Bitburger grinds an elbow into de Jesus's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitburger is working de Jesus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bitburger is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. de Jesus looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bitburger gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. de Jesus is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bitburger lets go of the hold and de Jesus can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Bitburger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Krieger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krieger comes to the cage accompanied by Ramstein - Feuer Frei. Holmes has chosen No More Heroes as his entrance music. Neil Holmes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stefan Krieger's chin.
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289 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Krieger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krieger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krieger swinging wilding here.
Krieger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krieger tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Krieger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krieger tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Krieger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Krieger persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Krieger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krieger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Stefan Krieger has been cut.
Krieger is breathing heavily.
Holmes is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Krieger hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neil Holmes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Kara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Patino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Patino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Kara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Patino!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kara gets a takedown into half guard.
Patino looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kara frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kara working for a submission but Patino is keeping him at bay.
Kara is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Patino can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Patino is desperately trying to improve his position but Kara has a good base and remains in mount.
Kara looking to isolate an arm here. Patino doesn't see it coming and as Kara extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valentin Kara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hordes Of Chaos. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
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, Lex Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lex Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lewis prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Lewis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rua manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lewis has Rua in his guard.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Lewis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lex Lewis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Lewis can't get the takedown.
Lewis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rua is trying to keep an underhook but Lewis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewis looks gassed!
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis is pulling down on Rua's head. It's preventing any offense from Rua, at least for the moment.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
Lewis scores a takedown into full mount!
Lewis wants to finish this one by submission but Rua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lewis.
Lewis prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Lewis working for a submission but Rua is keeping him at bay.
Rua regains half guard.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lex Lewis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lewis won't be happy with that.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Rua tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Lewis manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Rua trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Rua is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lewis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tapater Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Lewis.
Rua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lewis trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rua thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rua kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua pulls guard.
Rua trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lewis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lewis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis stops Rua from standing up.
Lewis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lewis trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis has gone for a leg lock! Rua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lewis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Rua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua throws and elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Rua keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Rua trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapater Rua dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua tries to clinch up.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua successfully pulls guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lewis regains half guard.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.
Rua postures up and lands a big shot to Lewis's brow.
Rua is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Rua postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Rua circles away easily
and Rua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lewis's guard.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rua has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua pushing down on Lewis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lewis is looking to control Rua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Lewis is not content to let Rua control the position.
Lewis trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Lewis is not content to let Rua control the position.
Lewis trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Tapater Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Lewis.
Rua decides to pull guard.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Rua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rua manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Rua's guard.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapater Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapater Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gonzales has chosen Hurricane Chris - Hand Clap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales is looking to clinch.
gonzales has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
gonzales stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gracie has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! gonzales manages to get his head free but now Gracie has transitioned to an armbar! gonzales grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gracie! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arnold Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Caolho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stglitz comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack Awake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Stglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Caolho!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caolho misses with a few strikes there.
Stglitz slips under a jab.
Caolho swinging wilding here.
Caolho misses with a few strikes there.
Stglitz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caolho swivels and escapes.
Stglitz is looking to land body kicks.
Stglitz slips a jab and a cross from Caolho.
Caolho throws a right hand that Stglitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Stglitz also avoids with ease.
Stglitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Caolho's guard.
Stglitz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stglitz wants to control from the top but Caolho keeps moving.
Stglitz won't allow Caolho to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Caolho throws a nice looking combination but Stglitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caolho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caolho just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Caolho does no damage.
Caolho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caolho looks gassed!
Caolho misses with a hook.
Stglitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stglitz controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stglitz stands up and beckons Caolho to join him on the feet.
Stglitz throws a series of punches but Caolho avoids them all with ease.
Stglitz swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Caolho counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stglitz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caolho did well to prevent Stglitz getting side control.
Stglitz works his way into side control.
Stglitz advances to full mount.
Caolho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stglitz.
Stglitz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caolho is looking to escape.
Stglitz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Caolho has worked his arm free - good work by Caolho!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Caolho is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stglitz working the ground and pound but Caolho is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stglitz is trying to get an arm triangle but Caolho is defending well.
Stglitz decides to stand back up. Stglitz steps back and let's Caolho get back to his feet.
Stglitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Stglitz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caolho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Stglitz counter with a right hand.
Caolho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stglitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stglitz is keen to just control but Caolho is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Caolho is not content to let Stglitz control the position.
Stglitz moves into full mount! Caolho won't be happy about that!
Stglitz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stglitz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Caolho turns into him and now he's in Stglitz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caolho is looking to work some ground and pound but Stglitz has wrist control.
Caolho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stglitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caolho has managed to get both his arms back between Stglitz's legs - danger averted.
Hugo Stglitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caolho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stglitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caolho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Stglitz wants to sweep but no luck.
Caolho trying to control the position from guard on top but Stglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Caolho is in close to Stglitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stglitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stglitz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Caolho stacks Stglitz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Caolho!
Stglitz is trying to control Caolho's posture but Caolho avoids it.
Caolho working the ground and pound.
Stglitz pushes Caolho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Caolho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Caolho decides to stand back up. Caolho steps back and let's Stglitz get back to his feet.
Caolho falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stglitz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz throws a series of punches but Caolho moves out of range.
Caolho fails to land with a series of punches.
Caolho swinging wilding here.
Caolho misses with a double jab.
Stglitz clinches up with Caolho and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Caolho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stglitz jumps into guard, dragging Caolho to the mat.
Stglitz working for a triangle but Caolho defends it easily.
Stglitz keeping moving, preventing Caolho from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stglitz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stglitz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caolho sees it coming and defends easily.
Stglitz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stglitz trying to control from half guard but Caolho is working away.
Stglitz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Caolho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Stglitz dominated that second round.
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!
Caolho swinging wilding here.
Caolho throws a right and a left that Stglitz avoids nicely.
Caolho misses with a straight right.
Stglitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caolho looks to land a combination. Stglitz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caolho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stglitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caolho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stglitz counters by moving into the clinch.
Stglitz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Caolho pushes Stglitz off looking to stand but Stglitz dives back in and keeps control.
Stglitz is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Caolho tries to kick Stglitz off but Stglitz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stglitz trying to control the pace.
Caolho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stglitz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
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.
Caolho throws a combination that misses
and Stglitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stglitz works over Caolho's head and body with a nice combination.
Stglitz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stglitz decides to stand back up.
Caolho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stglitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caolho pinned against the cage. Caolho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caolho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stglitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stglitz wants to take a breather but Caolho is having none of it.
Stglitz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hugo Stglitz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz wants to pass the guard but Caolho is defending well.
Caolho wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stglitz tries to pass to full mount but Caolho defends it.
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.
Stglitz controlling the action here.
Stglitz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Manuel Caolho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Stglitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stglitz, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Stglitz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Ferraro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomez Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colin Ferraro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomez Adams!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraro leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferraro ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Ferraro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferraro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Ferraro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferraro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferraro has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferraro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferraro wants a takedown.
Ferraro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferraro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferraro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colin Ferraro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomez Adams.
Ferraro misses with a knee to the head.
Ferraro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferraro tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Ferraro shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Ferraro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams instigates a clinch.
Ferraro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferraro tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Colin Ferraro has been cut.
Ferraro gets a takedown into half guard.
Adams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ferraro prevents Adams from standing back up.
Ferraro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams has his hands clasped together around Ferraro's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferraro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferraro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferraro.
Adams tries to kick Ferraro off but Ferraro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams gets a clinch.
Ferraro lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferraro breaks from the clinch.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Ferraro pushes him off.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Ferraro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adams working for a guillotine from mount but Ferraro is in no mood to give up.
Ferraro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ferraro moves into full guard.
Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferraro is keeping the position for now.
Ferraro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
Ferraro is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferraro is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferraro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferraro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferraro!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams is trying to control Ferraro's posture but Ferraro avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomez Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Ferraro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferraro looks to clinch
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Ferraro throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
Ferraro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferraro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams tries to clinch there but Ferraro circles away.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferraro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferraro keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferraro is looking to sinch up a triangle. Adams throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ferraro's body to avoid the submission. Ferraro has instead reached around Adams's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ferraro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Colin Ferraro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Jurgen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Jurgen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgen throws a shot to the body.
Jurgen misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurgen instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Machado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jurgen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jurgen throws a head punch that misses.
Machado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jurgen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machado.
Machado misses with a knee to the head.
Jurgen avoiding damage as Machado throws knees to the body.
Jurgen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurgen digs a right hand into Machado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machado's gas tank.
Machado looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurgen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jurgen lands with a right to the head.
Jurgen manages to break the clinch.
Machado darts in trying to clinch
so Jurgen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.
Machado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machado wants to sweep here but Jurgen controlling him for the moment.
Jurgen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jurgen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jurgen is looking to work some ground and pound but Machado has wrist control.
Jurgen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgen.
Jurgen controlling from the top position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Machado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machado wants to clinch but Jurgen slips to the side
and Jurgen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Jurgen - just one landing.
It looks like Rickson Machado has been cut.
Jurgen lands a big right hand that sends Machado crashing to the mat! Jurgen stays standing though and waves Machado back to his feet!
Jurgen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Jurgen.
Machado prevents Jurgen from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jurgen lands a nice forearm strike.
Machado is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado struggling a bit here.
Jurgen working the head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jurgen working the ground and pound.
Jurgen trying to control the position but Machado is working away.
Machado tries to buck Jurgen off but Jurgen is having none of it.
Jurgen controls the position.
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.
Jurgen working the head with strikes.
Machado is trying to improve his position.
Jurgen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Machado parries the strikes from Jurgen easily there. Jurgen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Machado to escape.
Machado is trying to control Jurgen's posture but Jurgen avoids it.
Jurgen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado is looking for a sweep.
Jurgen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Machado, who protects the arm well.
Machado sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jurgen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Machado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jurgen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jurgen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jurgen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paul Jurgen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machado.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jurgen.
Machado slips a jab and a cross from Jurgen.
Machado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgen lands a big uppercut and Machado crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Machado looks OK. Jurgen waves Machado back to his feet!
Jurgen pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado tries to pull guard but Jurgen holds him up against the cage and eventually Machado drops back down to his feet.
Paul Jurgen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Machado.
Jurgen slows down the pace here.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Machado trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machado.
Jurgen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jurgen.
Jurgen tries for a takedown but Machado manages to get underhooks.
Machado tries to pull guard but Jurgen won't allow it.
Good body shot from Jurgen.
Jurgen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jurgen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jurgen taking a breather.
Machado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jurgen wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Jurgen.
Jurgen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurgen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to land a knee to the head but Jurgen blocks with his arms.
Machado looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgen is blocking nicely.
Jurgen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machado manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jurgen wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Machado managing to control the position.
Jurgen is working Machado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jurgen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Machado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgen.
Machado pushes a forearm under Jurgen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jurgen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Machado!
Rickson Machado is the new heavyweight champion!
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