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FHC 20 - Hurry up! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Buffon (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Ace!
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, Max Buffon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace tries to land a front kick but Buffon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buffon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buffon looks to land a right hand but Ace moved out of range.
Buffon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ace in his tracks.
Buffon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ace misses with a series of wild punches.
Ace tries to clinch up.
Ace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buffon.
Buffon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ace throws a body punch but Buffon moves out of range.
Buffon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ace shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ace lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buffon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ace misses with a wild combination.
Ace throws a combination that misses
and Buffon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace scores with a three punch combo!
Buffon throws a combination that misses
and Ace counters with a series of strikes. Buffon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buffon lands with a nice combination. Ace backs away looking to recover.
Ace moves away from the strike by Buffon.
Ace tries to clinch up.
Buffon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buffon looks gassed!
Ace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Buffon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buffon holding on.
Buffon wants to control but Ace postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ace asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ace tries to advance to mount but Buffon denies him.
Ace scoring with punches from side control.
Ace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Buffon to see if he's OK.
Ace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buffon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Buffon is trying to improve his position.
Ace decides to stand back up. Ace steps back and let's Buffon get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffon slips a jab and a cross from Ace.
Ace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buffon is trying to defend but Ace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Buffon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ace slips a nice elbow through Buffon's hands, connecting with Buffon's forehead.
Ace decides to return to a standing position.
Buffon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max Buffon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ace lands with an overhand left.
Ace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max Buffon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ace lands a nice shot to the body.
Ace lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ace fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ace!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buffon to the mat! Buffon manages to get full guard.
Ace postures up.
Ace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ace.
Ace trying to control the position from guard on top but Buffon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Buffon's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buffon counters with a right hand to the body.
Ace stuns Buffon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ace lands a glancing blow to the side of Buffon's head.
Harry Ace is winning the standup battle so far.
Buffon misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Buffon misses.
Buffon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ace throws a series of strikes that have Buffon backpedaling.
Ace jabs Buffon right on the nose. Buffon blinks but takes it well.
Ace lands a glancing blow to the side of Buffon's head.
Buffon tests Ace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buffon misses with a wild body shot.
Buffon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffon throws a combination that misses
and Ace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ace.
Buffon is rocked!
Buffon seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ace shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Buffon is backing up but Ace catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Buffon covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ace Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Ace!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between NeTo Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RAFAEL DIAS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, NeTo Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RAFAEL DIAS!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank gets the takedown into side control.
Tank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by DIAS, who protects the arm well.
DIAS is trying to get back to half guard.
DIAS is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DIAS is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tank's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DIAS is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tank pulls his head out easily.
DIAS wants to improve his position but Tank is controlling well.
DIAS is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DIAS shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DIAS with a poor takedown
and Tank counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DIAS's guard now.
Tank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DIAS on the ground.
DIAS looks gassed!
DIAS working for a triangle but Tank defends it easily.
DIAS is looking for a triangle but Tank pushes his legs off easily.
Tank wants to control from the top but DIAS keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DIAS working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tank.
DIAS controls Tank momentarily but Tank frees himself.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but DIAS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DIAS looking for a guillotine here but Tank defends easily.
Tank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
DIAS keeping moving, preventing Tank from controlling successfully.
Tank is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DIAS swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DIAS working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but DIAS is tightening it up a little... Tank has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tank reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tank taps out! nice BJJ there by DIAS!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). RAFAEL DIAS!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon DaSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amauri Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon DaSilva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amauri Fernandes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon DaSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amauri Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaSilva shoots in but Fernandes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DaSilva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches DaSilva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fernandes working the ground and pound.
Fernandes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. DaSilva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fernandes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. DaSilva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fernandes lets go of the hold and DaSilva can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amauri Fernandes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Perunamuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perunamuusi has chosen Potaatti as his entrance music. Frank Perunamuusi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabriel Dillon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Perunamuusi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon throws a body punch but Perunamuusi moves out of range.
Perunamuusi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perunamuusi somewhat.
Perunamuusi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillon's waist but Dillon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perunamuusi off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perunamuusi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Perunamuusi ducks under a wild hook from Dillon.
Nice takedown defense from Dillon. No joy for Perunamuusi on that attempt.
Gabriel Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Perunamuusi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon lands a nice looking body shot.
Dillon throws a hook to the side of Perunamuusi's head but Perunamuusi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perunamuusi blocks a jab.
Dillon connects with a jab.
Perunamuusi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillon but Dillon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perunamuusi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dillon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perunamuusi is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perunamuusi trying to control from half guard but Dillon is working away.
Perunamuusi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perunamuusi prevents Dillon from standing back up.
Perunamuusi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perunamuusi lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perunamuusi trying to control from half guard but Dillon is working away.
Dillon tries to roll over but Perunamuusi keeps him under control.
Perunamuusi is looking to advance position but Dillon won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Perunamuusi.
Dillon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perunamuusi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perunamuusi stands up from half guard.
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.
Perunamuusi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dillon sprawls well. Dillon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perunamuusi gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perunamuusi slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perunamuusi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perunamuusi lands in his opponent's guard.
Perunamuusi forces his way into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Perunamuusi dominated that 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.
Perunamuusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perunamuusi at a distance.
Perunamuusi gets a takedown into half guard.
Dillon pushes Perunamuusi off looking to stand but Perunamuusi dives back in and keeps control.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillon trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon wants to get back to full guard.
Perunamuusi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dillon defends it well.
Dillon wants to improve his position but Perunamuusi is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon trying to hold on to Perunamuusi's head to control him but Perunamuusi postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Perunamuusi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perunamuusi.
Dillon misses with a hook. Perunamuusi ducked under it nicely.
Perunamuusi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillon but Dillon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gabriel Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon misses the shot to the body.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Dillon misses with a wild body shot.
Dillon misses with a hook.
Perunamuusi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
Gabriel Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Perunamuusi.
No luck for Perunamuusi with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perunamuusi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dillon sprawls well. Dillon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perunamuusi gets slowly back to his feet.
Perunamuusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gabriel Dillon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Gabriel Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perunamuusi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dillon!
Dillon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perunamuusi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillon is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perunamuusi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dillon is now in Perunamuusi's guard. A big mistake from Perunamuusi there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillon has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Perunamuusi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dillon is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Perunamuusi pulls down on the head and he's put Dillon to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Perunamuusi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattuso Patto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ruff Riders. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Augusto Pinochet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gattuso Patto's chin.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
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, Gattuso Patto!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patto takes one on the button.
Patto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinochet but Pinochet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinochet as he jumps to the side.
Pinochet lands a left and a right that send Patto crashing to the mat, dazed. Pinochet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Gattuso Patto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet scores with a shot to the body.
Patto looks gassed!
Pinochet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinochet tries to pass to full mount but Patto defends it.
Pinochet is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Patto as he works his way to full guard.
Pinochet postures up in Patto's guard and throws a big left but Patto blocks it.
Patto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinochet throwing strikes from guard but Patto blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinochet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pinochet is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patto slips a jab and a cross from Pinochet.
Patto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pinochet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinochet scores with a decent looking hook.
Patto switches off momentarily and Pinochet cracks him with a monster right hand! Patto topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pinochet dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pinochet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augusto Pinochet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Yong Sool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liege might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ecstasy of Gold. Yong Sool is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Yangyu Conspiracy. Caeas Liege has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caeas Liege!
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, Choi Yong Sool!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Liege working away.
Liege wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yong Sool, who protects the arm well.
Yong Sool keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Yong Sool's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yong Sool tries to buck Liege off but Liege is having none of it.
Yong Sool regains half guard.
Yong Sool trying to control from the bottom.
Yong Sool slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yong Sool tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sool is looking for a triangle but Liege pushes his legs off easily.
Liege controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yong Sool is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yong Sool might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Liege kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yong Sool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liege doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liege manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yong Sool looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Yong Sool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liege gets to his feet - Yong Sool follows without any prompting.
Yong Sool takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yong Sool throws a hook to the side of Liege's head but Liege sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yong Sool throws a looping overhand right but Liege ducks down to avoid it.
Yong Sool throws the kick towards the body but Liege avoids it.
Liege scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yong Sool is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Liege is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Yong Sool is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liege pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yong Sool does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Liege tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yong Sool controls his leg.
Yong Sool gets back to full guard.
Yong Sool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liege doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liege manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yong Sool keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Liege wants to get up but he can't break Yong Sool's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yong Sool striking off his back but it's not causing Liege any problems.
Liege wants to control from the top but Yong Sool keeps moving.
Yong Sool is looking for a triangle but Liege pushes his legs off easily.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Yong Sool looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yong Sool looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yong Sool looks gassed!
Liege stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yong Sool misses with a wild body shot.
Yong Sool lands a jab to Liege's midsection.
Yong Sool throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Yong Sool throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Liege or perhaps it was just good defense by Yong Sool which made him look bad.
Liege scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yong Sool is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Liege tries to score with some ground and pound. Yong Sool controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Liege will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yong Sool gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yong Sool manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sool is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yong Sool seems keen to control Liege's posture.
Yong Sool throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liege is looking to stand up but Yong Sool won't let him.
Yong Sool is trying to keep Liege in close.
Liege got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yong Sool has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Liege has managed to get both his arms back between Yong Sool's legs - danger averted.
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.
Yong Sool keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Liege wants to stand but Yong Sool has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Liege wants to control from the top but Yong Sool keeps moving.
Liege drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yong Sool looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yong Sool looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yong Sool!
Yong Sool is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liege is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yong Sool throwing strikes but Liege manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool can't do much from the bottom here.
Yong Sool is looking for a sweep.
Yong Sool sneaks back into half guard.
Yong Sool tries to roll over but Liege keeps him under control.
Yong Sool is trying to maintain the position but Liege is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liege scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liege is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yong Sool sees it coming and defends easily.
Yong Sool is refusing to be controlled, as Liege sits in half guard.
Yong Sool regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liege is fighting to break Yong Sool's control of his arms but Yong Sool is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yong Sool is trying to keep Liege in close.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Choi Yong Sool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yong Sool throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liege sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Yong Sool misses.
Choi Yong Sool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yong Sool shoots and misses
and Liege counters with a three punch combo that has Yong Sool backing up. Yong Sool nods at Liege to acknowledge the strikes.
Yong Sool swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liege counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Liege sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yong Sool looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Liege throws and elbow that misses. Yong Sool uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liege's guard. Nice move by Yong Sool!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liege avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sool drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liege manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yong Sool has Liege in his guard.
Liege postures up.
Yong Sool is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Yong Sool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liege wants to stand and escape but instead Yong Sool has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yong Sool looking to sit in guard and control but Liege gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool controls Liege momentarily but Liege frees himself.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liege wants to stand but Yong Sool is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liege has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yong Sool looking to control.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Yong Sool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yong Sool is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yong Sool working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liege.
Liege is looking to stand up but Yong Sool won't let him.
Yong Sool trying to control the position here.
Yong Sool wants to sweep here but Liege controlling him for the moment.
Liege wants to stand but Yong Sool is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Yong Sool managing to control the position.
Yong Sool is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liege would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yong Sool closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yong Sool is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yong Sool trying to control from Liege's half guard. Liege has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Caeas Liege did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yong Sool with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liege counters with a takedown into side control.
Yong Sool tries to buck Liege off but Liege is having none of it.
Liege stands up.
Liege shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liege was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yong Sool really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liege working for a guillotine from mount but Yong Sool is in no mood to give up.
Yong Sool tries to hold on but Liege postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sool is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yong Sool sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yong Sool trying to control but Liege postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yong Sool is defending against the submission attempts here by Liege.
Yong Sool trying to hold on to Liege's head to control him but Liege postures up.
Yong Sool gets back to full guard.
Liege has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yong Sool is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool looking for a triangle here. Liege is fighting it but it looks tight! Yong Sool pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Liege is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Choi Yong Sool!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Josjdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josjdam has chosen beast and the harlot as his entrance music. Chris Alkofer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karo Josjdam!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Josjdam is fending him off so far but Alkofer persists. Nope, Josjdam circles away and we're back to standing.
Alkofer has a takedown stuffed.
Alkofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alkofer shoots in but Josjdam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Josjdam.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Josjdam has cracked Alkofer with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Josjdam lands another huge swinging hook and Alkofer tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Alkofer, before Josjdam can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karo Josjdam!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldur Eirikur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Anew Revolution-True Faith. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Bateman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baldur Eirikur!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eirikur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eirikur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bateman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Eirikur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eirikur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman slips a straight right by Eirikur.
Bateman dodges the punch combination from Eirikur.
Eirikur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bateman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Baldur Eirikur has been cut.
Eirikur looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eirikur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bateman postures up and lands a big shot to Eirikur's brow.
Eirikur being controlled here, momentarily.
Bateman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Eirikur keeps moving.
Eirikur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bateman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eirikur has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.
Eirikur has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.
Bateman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Eirikur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control but Eirikur is working from the bottom.
Bateman stops Eirikur from standing up.
Eirikur keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Bateman throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eirikur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bateman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eirikur's head.
Bateman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eirikur wants to improve his position but instead Bateman has moved into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bateman lands with a punch from half guard.
Bateman slows the pace down in half guard.
Eirikur has hold of Bateman's hands but Bateman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bateman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bateman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bateman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bateman stops Eirikur from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bateman lands with a punch from half guard.
Eirikur is trying to control but Bateman passes into side control!
Bateman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bateman cracks Eirikur with a big right hand but Eirikur just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eirikur is looking to get back to his feet here but Bateman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Eirikur's back.
Can Eirikur hold on?! Bateman is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eirikur is taking damage to the body and head.
Bateman cracks Eirikur with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Eirikur from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Eirikur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman drops Eirikur with a left right combo! Bateman follows him down to the ground into side control.
Eirikur is rocked!
Eirikur is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bateman off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eirikur seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Bateman's chin but Bateman turns very nicely into Eirikur's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Bateman.
Bateman is in close to Eirikur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bateman lands a couple of elbows.
Eirikur is breathing heavily.
Bateman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eirikur's head.
Eirikur is trying to keep Bateman in close.
Bateman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bateman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eirikur is trying to control the position but Bateman postures up.
Bateman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bateman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eirikur trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Bateman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eirikur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eirikur is looking to stand up but Bateman isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Eirikur.
Bateman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bateman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bateman trying to control but Eirikur is working from the bottom.
Bateman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eirikur can do to turn this around?
Bateman trying to control but Eirikur is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eirikur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eirikur has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.
Bateman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bateman scoring with some ground and pound.
Eirikur wants to sweep here but Bateman controlling him for the moment.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Eirikur keeps moving.
Eirikur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bateman is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bateman stands up over Eirikur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Eirikur keeps moving.
Eirikur working a defensive guard but Bateman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Eirikur is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman working the ground and pound.
Brock Bateman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bateman scoring with punches from side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Eirikur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eirikur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman works Eirikur's body with a nice hook.
Eirikur gets caught flat footed, as Bateman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but Eirikur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eirikur trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Bateman tries to free his leg and advance position but Eirikur is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eirikur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bateman is working Eirikur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eirikur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bateman's guard.
Bateman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eirikur's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eirikur keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Eirikur wants to stand up but Bateman is controlling him.
Eirikur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bateman is one step ahead there.
Bateman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bateman trying to control but Eirikur is working from the bottom.
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.
Bateman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eirikur's head.
Eirikur trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Bateman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eirikur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eirikur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bateman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is working Eirikur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bateman stands up over Eirikur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eirikur wants to sweep here but Bateman controlling him for the moment.
Bateman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bateman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bateman stands up over Eirikur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bateman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman stops Eirikur from standing up.
Bateman is standing up over Eirikur. Eirikur looks to escape but Bateman dives into side control.
Bateman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eirikur down.
Eirikur is looking for a sweep.
Bateman cracks Eirikur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eirikur is not content to let Bateman control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eirikur is trying to control Bateman's posture but Bateman avoids it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Eirikur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eirikur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bateman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eirikur tries to avoid it but Bateman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eirikur to the ground. Eirikur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bateman is looking to wear down Eirikur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eirikur.
Bateman swings for the body but Eirikur moves out of range.
Eirikur throws the left hand but Bateman avoids the punch easily.
Baldur Eirikur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eirikur misses with a straight left.
Baldur Eirikur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman defending well as Eirikur loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Eirikur misses.
Bateman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bateman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eirikur did well to prevent Bateman getting side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bateman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eirikur pushes Bateman off but Bateman dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Eirikur is not content to let Bateman control the position.
Eirikur pushes Bateman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bateman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Eirikur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bateman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eirikur trying his best to control but Bateman has mounted him.
Bateman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eirikur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bateman unloading with bombs!
Eirikur wants to control but Bateman is having none of it.
The referee warns Eirikur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eirikur is looking to improve his position but Bateman isn't that keen on the idea.
Bateman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eirikur tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
Bateman landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bateman.
Bateman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bateman is landing with some decent strikes but Eirikur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Bateman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bateman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eirikur can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bateman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eirikur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eirikur taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman lands a big shot there that rocks Eirikur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eirikur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bateman lands with some strikes.
Bateman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bateman lands a big elbow.
Bateman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eirikur is still in real trouble! Can Bateman finish him?
You get the feeling that Eirikur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Eirikur seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eirikur wants to hold on but Bateman pushes him away.
Eirikur is trying to escape the mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman had his way with Baldur Eirikur in that round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Eirikur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bateman misses with a combination
and Eirikur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman swings for the body but Eirikur moves out of range.
Bateman lands with a nice combination. Eirikur backs away looking to recover.
Bateman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eirikur misses the body punch
and Bateman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bateman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eirikur is striking but Bateman is not phased and passes to half guard.
Eirikur wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Bateman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eirikur wants to control the action here but instead Bateman manages to pass to full mount!
Eirikur is trying desperately to improve position.
Bateman unloading with bombs!
Eirikur taking shots to the head.
Bateman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Eirikur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eirikur tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman raining down shots from the mount!
Eirikur is squirming around, avoiding Bateman's attempts to control the action.
Eirikur is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Eirikur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bateman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bateman avoids the attempt from Eirikur to control.
Eirikur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eirikur can't escape the position.
Bateman breaks from Eirikur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bateman landing shots from mount.
Bateman with good strikes from the mount here!
Bateman wants to control the pace but Eirikur is squirming around nicely.
Bateman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bateman is landing with some decent strikes but Eirikur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bateman trying to control but Eirikur is having none of it.
Eirikur is looking to improve his position but Bateman isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eirikur tries to lock up and control but Bateman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bateman raining down shots from the mount!
Eirikur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brock Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldur Eirikur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bateman looking to finish Eirikur with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eirikur!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:40
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:40
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Bateman!
Brock Bateman retains his heavyweight title!
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