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WB13: Gabor vs. Helicoptero PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucio Tapio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tapio working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
Tapio trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Tapio cracks Lima with a big right hand but Lima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tapio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tapio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lima regains half guard, as Tapio was trying to land strikes.
Tapio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tapio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima trying to control but Tapio postures up.
Tapio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tapio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lima but Lima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thiago Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima punishes Tapio's body with a nice straight punch.
Lima scores with a shot to the body.
Lima tries to clinch up but Tapio circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima lands with a nice combination. Tapio backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Lucio Tapio has been cut.
Tapio looks gassed!
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lima looks to land a combination. Tapio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lima throws a combination. Tapio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima shoots and misses
and Tapio counters with a takedown into side control.
Tapio misses with the ground and pound.
Tapio is trying to get an arm triangle but Lima is defending well.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Lima tries to bench press Tapio off him but Tapio keeps the position.
Tapio wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to control Tapio's posture but Tapio avoids it.
Lima is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tapio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tapio throws a strike but Lima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tapio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima gets to his feet. Tapio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lima shoots and misses
and Tapio counters with a shoot takedown. Lima fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lima pulls Tapio in to control the position.
Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tapio postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
Lima controls Tapio momentarily but Tapio frees himself.
Tapio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tapio.
Tapio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucio Tapio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucio Tapio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lima lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tapio backs up against the cage.
Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tapio walks into a left hand.
Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Lima misses.
Lima fails with the takedown
and Tapio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lima's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tapio throws a strike but Lima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tapio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima with a nice head shot there.
Tapio has his foot on Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lima works his way back into a safe position though.
Tapio keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Tapio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lima stands and throws Tapio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Tapio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tapio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tapio with the active half guard here but Lima passes nicely into side control.
Tapio striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapio throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lima is working Tapio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tapio tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Tapio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tapio is not content to let Lima control the position.
Lima has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lima lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lima putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tapio is working to get back to half 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.
Lima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tapio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lima tries to control but Tapio wriggling away.
Lima fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tapio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tapio wants to control but Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tapio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lima moves into full mount! Tapio won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to control but Tapio is having none of it.
Tapio is trying to escape the mount.
Lima unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima with a couple of short strikes.
Lima landing punches.
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lima dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Tapio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lima tries to clinch there but Tapio circles away.
Jab, jab by Lima - just one landing.
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tapio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lima moves out of range of the strikes.
Thiago Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Lima throws a combination. Tapio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tapio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lima to score with a decent uppercut.
Tapio is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
Tapio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lima is looking to clinch but Tapio is avoiding it.
Tapio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tapio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapio working the strikes but Lima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tapio throwing shots but Lima is blocking nicely.
Lima is looking to escape.
Tapio looks to land a strike but Lima avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lima trying to control the position.
Tapio thows a big elbow that misses.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lima scores with a one two! Tapio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Tapio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lima stalks Tapio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tapio's face. Tapio staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tapio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lima is fending him off so far but Tapio persists. Nope, Lima circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tapio backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Lima scores with a four punch combination!
Lima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Lima.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thiago Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tapio counters with a shoot takedown. Lima fights it but they end up in guard.
Tapio is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Tapio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tapio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lima's head.
Lima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tapio manages to get himself to full guard.
Tapio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lima passes into side control.
Lima tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Tapio is keeping him busy.
Tapio gets back to half guard.
Lima is looking to advance position but Tapio won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tapio is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tapio is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Lima.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Thiago Lima!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Thiago Lima!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Thiago Lima!
Thiago Lima wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ndare El Udian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ditka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ndare El Udian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Ditka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ditka throws a wild body kick that El Udian sees coming a mile off.
Ditka lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Ndare El Udian has been cut.
Ditka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
El Udian tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Ditka lands a big right hand that sends El Udian crashing to the mat! Ditka stays standing though and waves El Udian back to his feet!
El Udian is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Udian blocks a jab.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by El Udian.
El Udian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Udian drops his hands momentarily. Ditka doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. El Udian staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. El Udian doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Ditka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Floriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Floriano!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floriano is looking to clinch.
Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Arthur Floriano has been cut.
Souza scores with a jab.
Floriano shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Floriano. Floriano gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza clinches up against the cage.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but Floriano blocks with his arms.
Floriano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Floriano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alex Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Floriano.
Floriano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Floriano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Floriano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza throws a right hand that Floriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Floriano also avoids with ease.
Floriano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Floriano.
Souza connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Floriano tumbling to the canvas! Souza pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Floriano was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lito Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwick has chosen ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Lito Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Lito Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Hardwick!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardwick in his tracks.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardwick defends it nicely.
Lito Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Hardwick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardwick tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardwick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardwick misses with a looping right.
Garcia could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hardwick swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Hardwick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lito Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia works over Hardwick's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardwick stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Hardwick throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Hardwick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardwick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardwick ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardwick.
Garcia clinches but Hardwick breaks the clinch
and Hardwick counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardwick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardwick.
It looks like Lito Garcia has been cut.
Hardwick tries to clinch up.
Garcia throws a head kick but Hardwick moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hardwick.
Hardwick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Hardwick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardwick is putting a hurting on Garcia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hardwick controls the position.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Hardwick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garcia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hardwick wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Hardwick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardwick connects with a decent elbow.
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.
An elbow from Hardwick crashes against the mat.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardwick on the ground.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Hardwick keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardwick landing strikes.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardwick connects with a decent elbow.
Hardwick in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hardwick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick taking a breather here.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia regains half guard, as Hardwick was trying to land strikes.
Hardwick passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hardwick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardwick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lito Garcia'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.
Hardwick looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Hardwick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardwick breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardwick postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Garcia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hardwick and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hardwick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bombs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Samuels!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombs tries to clinch but Samuels moves out of range.
Bombs misses with a two punch combination.
Samuels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Samuels prevents Bombs from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuels drops back looking for a leg! Bombs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bombs manages to kick Samuels off! Samuels jumps back into Bombs's guard.
Samuels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samuels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samuels stops Bombs from standing up.
Samuels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Samuels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samuels with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Samuels goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bombs is on top in guard.
Bombs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuels pushes Bombs off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bombs throws a nice looking combination but Samuels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Billy Bombs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombs shoots in looking for a takedown. Samuels tries to sprawl out of it but Bombs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samuels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bombs shoots and misses
and Samuels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bombs!
Samuels swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bombs is now in Samuels's guard. A big mistake from Samuels there, giving up the dominant position!
Bombs trying to control but Samuels is working from the bottom.
Bombs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bombs is controlling him.
Samuels wriggles free and stands up.
Samuels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bombs throws a head kick that misses
and Samuels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bombs wants to stand up but Samuels is controlling him.
Bombs is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs controls Samuels momentarily but Samuels frees himself.
Samuels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samuels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bombs 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.
Samuels drops back looking for a leg! Bombs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bombs manages to kick Samuels off! Samuels jumps back into Bombs's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Samuels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bombs clinches but Samuels breaks the clinch
and Samuels counters with a single leg into guard. Bombs didn't expect that.
Samuels has gone for a leg lock! Bombs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samuels's guard.
Bombs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samuels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Samuels fails with the takedown.
Bombs throws a lazy head kick
so Samuels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bombs trying to strike off his back.
Bombs is pulling down on Samuels's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samuels is breathing heavily.
Bombs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samuels is controlling him.
Samuels passes Bombs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Samuels is working for an americana but Bombs has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Samuels was thinking about the submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samuels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samuels has gone for a leg lock! Bombs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samuels's guard.
Samuels kicks Bombs off and gets to his feet.
Bombs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Bombs.
Samuels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Samuels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samuels.
Samuels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bombs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samuels, into his guard.
Bombs trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bombs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuels on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bombs with a poor takedown
and Samuels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bombs's guard now.
Bombs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuels passes Bombs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Samuels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bombs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samuels.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombs wants to stand back up but Samuels manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Samuels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Samuels has his takedown stuffed
and Bombs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bombs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samuels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bombs's guard now.
Samuels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bombs is keeping the position for now.
Bombs trying to keep a closed guard but Samuels is proving a slippery customer.
Samuels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samuels drops back looking for a leg! Bombs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bombs manages to kick Samuels off! Samuels jumps back into Bombs's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samuels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samuels wants to pass the guard but Bombs is keeping the position.
Bombs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bombs is working hard here to advance 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bombs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samuels counters with a shoot takedown. Bombs fights it but they end up in guard.
Samuels has gone for a leg lock! Bombs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samuels's guard.
Samuels is working an open guard so Bombs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Samuels fails with the takedown.
Samuels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bombs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Samuels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Samuels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samuels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Bombs is pushing Samuels's head away, looking to escape. Samuels manages to hold on to the position though.
Samuels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bombs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Bombs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Samuels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samuels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Urijah Samuels!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Urijah Samuels!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Urijah Samuels!
Urijah Samuels wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johhny La chingas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Andrade!
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, Johhny La chingas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La chingas sizes up Andrade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
La chingas is looking for a sweep.
Andrade trying to control the position but La chingas is working away.
La chingas gets back to half guard.
Andrade wants to take a breather but La chingas is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La chingas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrade seems to be looking for submissions.
Andrade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but La chingas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La chingas has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Andrade. Oh but La chingas has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Andrade goes limp - he's gone! La chingas jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johhny La chingas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Seaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach comes to the cage accompanied by Sky Is The Limit-Weezy. Seaver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Overkill - The Goal Is Your Soal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beach!
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, John Seaver!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seaver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach throws a shot from downtown. Seaver moves away and avoids it.
Seaver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bill Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seaver looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beach!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seaver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beach can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Seaver controlling the pace for now.
Seaver won't let Beach get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Seaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beach is looking to escape.
Seaver is going olschool here, as he tries to force Beach to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beach shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver can't control as he wanted to and Beach manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Seaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seaver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seaver is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Seaver working for a guillotine from mount but Beach is in no mood to give up.
Beach on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beach tries to get out of the position.
Beach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaver is going olschool here, as he tries to force Beach to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beach shrugs it off.
Seaver is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Beach has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seaver content just to control the position here.
Seaver throwing strikes here but Beach is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaver is going olschool here, as he tries to force Beach to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beach shrugs it off.
Beach is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beach is breathing heavily.
Seaver is working for a guillotine from mount but Beach frees his head quite easily.
Seaver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Beach because Seaver loaded up on that one.
The referee warns Beach that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seaver looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Seaver working for a guillotine from mount but Beach is in no mood to give up.
Beach is trying desperately to improve position.
Seaver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seaver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beach really wants to buck Seaver off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Seaver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seaver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Beach did well to prevent Seaver getting side control.
Seaver trying to control the action but Beach is working from the bottom.
Seaver is trying for a kimura here. Beach looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Seaver wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Seaver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vontae Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Wright!
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, Vontae Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
It looks like Vontae Thomas has been cut.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Wright scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wright doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thomas crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thomas's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Wright!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Svensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
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, Dan Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Svensson.
Svensson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Svensson shoots in but no luck this time.
Leland Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Svensson.
A right-left combo lands from Svensson.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
Palmer stuffs the takedown attempt from Svensson. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Palmer drops Svensson with a beautiful combination! Svensson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Palmer is looking for the KO!
Svensson is rocked!
It looks like Dan Svensson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Svensson takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Palmer cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leland Palmer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ference Gabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Helicoptero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ference Gabor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Helicoptero!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helicoptero throws a right and a left that Gabor avoids nicely.
Gabor fails with a takedown attempt.
Helicoptero tries to bum rush Gabor with a series of wild strikes but Gabor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helicoptero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helicoptero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabor somewhat.
Gabor swats away the attempt to clinch by Helicoptero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helicoptero moves in looking to clinch but Gabor pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor gets a takedown into half guard.
Gabor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helicoptero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabor.
Gabor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gabor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helicoptero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gabor 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.
Gabor thows a huge punch but Helicoptero dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor is looking to advance position but Helicoptero won't allow it.
Gabor stalling.
Helicoptero is staying active underneath Gabor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Helicoptero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gabor tries to pass to full mount but Helicoptero defends it.
Gabor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helicoptero can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helicoptero tries to get to full guard but Gabor has control of the leg.
Helicoptero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gabor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Helicoptero tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helicoptero tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joao Helicoptero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helicoptero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabor.
Gabor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Helicoptero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Helicoptero wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gabor trying to control the action but Helicoptero is working from the bottom.
Gabor is thwarting Helicoptero's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabor is trying to control the action in half guard but Helicoptero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ference Gabor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gabor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helicoptero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gabor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabor swats away the attempt to clinch by Helicoptero.
Helicoptero has Gabor up against the cage in a clinch.
Helicoptero throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabor.
Helicoptero is trying to break the clinch but Gabor is controlling him.
Gabor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Helicoptero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Helicoptero is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor trying to control the action but Helicoptero is working from the bottom.
Gabor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Helicoptero keeping his opponent close.
Gabor swings around for an armbar but Helicoptero sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gabor's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Helicoptero preventing the sweep.
Gabor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gabor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gabor is pulling down on Helicoptero's head. It's preventing any offense from Helicoptero, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gabor is on top in guard.
Gabor trying to control but Helicoptero is working from the bottom.
Gabor throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabor trying to control the position from guard on top but Helicoptero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Gabor tries to free his leg and advance position but Helicoptero is retaining full guard.
Gabor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helicoptero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helicoptero working a defensive guard here.
Gabor wants to control from the top but Helicoptero keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gabor looks for a takedown but Helicoptero sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helicoptero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ference Gabor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gabor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helicoptero avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gabor is defended easily by Helicoptero.
Helicoptero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helicoptero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabor keeps the fight on the outside.
Gabor circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helicoptero wants to clinch.
Gabor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ference Gabor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helicoptero avoids it really well and circles away.
Helicoptero tries to clinch up but Gabor circles away and keeps his distance.
Helicoptero fails to land with a series of punches.
Helicoptero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helicoptero tries to clinch but Gabor moves out of range.
Gabor shoots in but Helicoptero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helicoptero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gabor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gabor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gabor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabor ducks under a wild hook from Helicoptero.
Helicoptero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gabor looks for a takedown but Helicoptero sprawls well.
Helicoptero misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gabor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helicoptero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gabor is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helicoptero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helicoptero tries to clinch but Gabor moves out of range.
Gabor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helicoptero avoids it really well and circles away.
Helicoptero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helicoptero leaves Gabor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Helicoptero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabor.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gabor.
Helicoptero is trying to control Gabor's posture but Gabor avoids it.
Gabor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gabor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Helicoptero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Helicoptero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gabor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ference Gabor!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ference Gabor!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Ference Gabor!
Ference Gabor wins by unanimous decision!
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