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CWFL 35 Middleweight Showdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giles Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicky Lloyd's chin.
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giles Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lloyd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lloyd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Lloyd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lloyd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicky Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Edwards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lloyd.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Edwards looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lloyd regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Edwards.
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.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Lloyd throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Lloyd wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
Edwards scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Edwards postures up.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards thows a big elbow that misses.
Lloyd working for submissions but it's allowed Edwards to get to half guard.
Edwards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lloyd is on top in guard.
Edwards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
Edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lloyd!
Lloyd wants to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giles Edwards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lloyd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lloyd won't be happy with that.
Lloyd wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Lloyd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edwards sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lloyd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lloyd manages to get back to half guard.
Lloyd wants to get back to full guard but Edwards has mounted him!
Lloyd is working to get back to half guard.
Lloyd wants to control but Edwards is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Lloyd wants to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Lloyd is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lloyd is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Edwards is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Lloyd is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
Lloyd tries to lock up and control but Edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lloyd working to try and regain half guard.
Lloyd tries to lock up and control but Edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is working to get back to half guard.
Edwards won't let Lloyd get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Lloyd to control.
Lloyd sneaks a leg under to get to 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.
Lloyd throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lloyd is trying to stand back up but Edwards is controlling him
Edwards blocks the strikes from Lloyd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lloyd tries to roll over but Edwards keeps him under control.
Lloyd regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giles Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lloyd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edwards passes into half guard.
Lloyd won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is looking to improve his position.
Lloyd is trying to stand.
Lloyd trying to control but Edwards postures up.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edwards stops Lloyd from standing up.
Lloyd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lloyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lloyd misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lloyd's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd working a defensive guard here.
Lloyd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giles Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giles Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Butters!
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, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butters looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia working to try and regain half guard.
Butters controlling from the full mount.
Maia can't escape the position.
Butters throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Maia has his hands clasped together but Butters breaks the hold and Maia is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Butters!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stan Butters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Ruaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruaz comes to the cage accompanied by My Unborn - Tupac. Falcone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLACK HAWK DOWN. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Ruaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone gets a takedown into half guard.
Falcone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falcone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Falcone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falcone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruaz keeps working.
Falcone not doing much here.
Falcone is working for a submission of some sort.
Falcone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ruaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Falcone scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falcone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruaz.
Falcone just leaning against Ruaz, taking a breather.
Ruaz can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ruaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruaz tries to circle away but Falcone has him pinned against the cage.
Falcone jumps guard.
Ruaz stopping the sweep attempt from Falcone.
Ruaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruaz drops back looking for a leg! Falcone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcone manages to kick Ruaz off! Ruaz jumps back into Falcone's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Falcone is on top in guard.
Falcone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Falcone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruaz some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Falcone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Falcone is putting a hurting on Ruaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Falcone working the ground and pound.
Falcone avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ruaz.
Ruaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Falcone moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ruaz.
Ruaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Falcone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruaz some visible discomfort.
Falcone landing strikes.
Ruaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Falcone working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruaz tries to get to full guard but Falcone has control of the leg.
Falcone working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Falcone seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Falcone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruaz's head.
Ruaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruaz is breathing heavily.
Falcone looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Falcone stopping the sweep attempt from Ruaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falcone trying to control but Ruaz is working from the bottom.
Falcone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falcone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruaz fails with the takedown
and Falcone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Falcone.
Ruaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Falcone advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruaz is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Falcone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruaz with a poor takedown
and Falcone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruaz's guard.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Falcone wants to control but Ruaz is keeping him busy.
Falcone scoring with punches from side control.
Falcone is working Ruaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Falcone is working Ruaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bruno Falcone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruaz gets back to half guard.
Falcone prevents Ruaz from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falcone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Falcone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Falcone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ruaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Falcone defends well.
Ruaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Falcone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruaz's head.
Falcone works over Ruaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Falcone wants to control from the top but Ruaz keeps moving.
Ruaz trying to keep a closed guard but Falcone is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Falcone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Falcone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Falcone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Falcone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Falcone wants to control from the top but Ruaz keeps moving.
Ruaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Falcone stands and throws Ruaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Falcone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Falcone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Falcone trying to control the action but Ruaz is working from the bottom.
Falcone 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.
Falcone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruaz looking for subs from the bottom but Falcone mounts him!
Falcone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Falcone is working for a guillotine from mount but Ruaz frees his head quite easily.
Falcone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Falcone working Ruaz over with strikes.
Ruaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruaz is refusing to be controlled, as Falcone sits in half guard.
Ruaz is trying to stand up here but Falcone is controlling him well.
Falcone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ruaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruaz actively working from the bottom here.
Falcone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Falcone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Falcone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruaz sprawls well initially but Falcone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falcone is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruaz wants to hit a switch here but Falcone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ruaz there!
Falcone wants to finish this one by submission but Ruaz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Falcone.
Ruaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Falcone has a good base and remains in mount.
Falcone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruaz is looking to get to half guard.
Ruaz taking shots to the head.
Falcone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruaz's face.
Falcone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Falcone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruaz tries to reverse the position but Falcone maintains control.
Falcone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruaz's face.
Falcone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Falcone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Falcone looking for a guillotine from mount but Ruaz is having none of it.
Ruaz tries to reverse the position but Falcone maintains control.
Falcone looking to secure an arm triangle but Ruaz defends it well.
Falcone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ruaz can't escape the position.
Falcone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Falcone seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ruaz is holding on tight.
Falcone looking to finish with strikes here!
Falcone lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falcone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruaz is looking to escape.
Falcone fails to move to back control.
Ruaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Falcone working for a submission but Ruaz is keeping him at bay.
Ruaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Falcone.
Falcone seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ruaz is holding on tight.
Ruaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ruaz is pressing down on Falcone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marcos Ruaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Ruaz keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Ruaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falcone is aware though and is defending well.
Ruaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falcone defends it easily.
Ruaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falcone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Falcone 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.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruno Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruaz has his foot on Falcone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Falcone works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Falcone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falcone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Falcone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huy Hang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huy Hang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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139 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huy Hang !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis fails to land with a series of punches.
Hang has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
Curtis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Hang blocks the body kick.
Hang closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curtis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Curtis misses with a few strikes there.
Hang pushes Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hang - that landed with a thud.
Curtis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Curtis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Hang closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the cage.
Hang scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hang .
Hang continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hang tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hang .
Hang doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis tries to keep at a distance but Hang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hang taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Curtis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hang moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hang .
Hang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hang stalling against the cage.
Hang receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang closes the distance and clinches.
Hang scores with a hook to the body.
Hang prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang is pushing Curtis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Hang .
Hang prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis can't break the clinch.
Hang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hang - that landed with a thud.
Hang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang moves into the clinch.
Curtis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hang prevents it.
Hang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hang digs a right hand underneath Curtis's ribcage. Curtis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huy Hang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hang drives through and clinches with Curtis against the cage.
Curtis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hang clinches with his opponent.
Hang stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hang is looking to clinch.
Hang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curtis, pushing him back against the cage.
Hang is stalling here.
Curtis is working for takedown but Hang is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang is pressed up against the cage. Curtis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hang down to the mat. Hang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huy Hang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curtis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hang tries to clinch up.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hang tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Hang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hang moves into the clinch.
Hang is pushing Curtis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Curtis is working for takedown but Hang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hang just leaning against Curtis, taking a breather.
That's two 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.
A right hook to the body lands for Hang .
Hang slowing the pace effectively.
Hang stops a takedown attempt from Curtis.
Hang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Hang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hang is looking to clinch.
Hang wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hang wants to clinch.
Hang tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hang .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hang has Curtis pushed against the cage.
Hang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hang is stalling here.
Hang prevents Curtis from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Hang on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hang .
Curtis can't get the takedown.
Hang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hang .
Henry Curtis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hang tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hang tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hang tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Hang tries to clinch up.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hang takes the fight into the clinch.
Hang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hang stops a takedown attempt from Curtis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huy Hang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hang is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Hang tries to clinch up.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hang is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Hang tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hang swivels and escapes.
Hang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hang stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hang avoids it.
Hang is working Curtis over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Hang takes the fight into the clinch.
Hang has Curtis pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hang .
Curtis letting Hang take a breather here.
Hang presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hang lands a nice elbow.
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 two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hang is trying to maintain a safe position but Curtis gets an underhook and turns Hang into the cage.
Hang effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hang .
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Hang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hang .
Hang leaves Curtis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hang tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Hang instigates a clinch.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but Hang keeps him there for the moment.
Hang gets underhooks to prevent Curtis's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Hang .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Curtis's efforts to push away.
Hang has Curtis pushed against the cage.
Hang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curtis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hang .
Hang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curtis goes for a takedown attempt but Hang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hang moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Hang .
Curtis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hang leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Huy Hang .
Curtis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hang is looking to clinch.
Hang doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hang moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hang is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Huy Hang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huy Hang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huy Hang !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between A Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross The Boss (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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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, A Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Boss keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans tries to clinch but The Boss moves out of range.
Evans is looking to clinch but The Boss is avoiding it.
The Boss tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Boss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Boss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that.
Evans is pushing The Boss's head away, looking to escape. The Boss manages to hold on to the position though.
The Boss working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Boss decides to stand back up. The Boss steps back and let's Evans get back to his feet.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans prevents The Boss from breaking the clinch.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans misses with a takedown
and The Boss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Boss tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Boss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss rushes Evans and presses him up against the cage.
The Boss is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Boss down to the mat. The Boss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Boss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Boss counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
The Boss looking to pass the guard.
The Boss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
The Boss controlling from the top position.
The Boss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Evans's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Boss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Boss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Evans's guard.
The Boss preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling The Boss to counter with a crisp jab.
The Boss gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Boss breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for The Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Boss's guard now.
The Boss kicks Evans off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boss clinches with his opponent.
The Boss has Evans pushed against the cage.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Boss pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Boss throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
The Boss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
The Boss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Boss gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans keeps control of The Boss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Boss's efforts to push away.
The Boss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Evans uses from the top position.
The Boss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Boss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Boss keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans stops The Boss from standing up.
Evans wants to control from the top but The Boss keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Boss is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Boss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Boss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Evans, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Boss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Boss connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross The Boss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Boss, as that shot connected.
Evans tries for a takedown but The Boss circles away easily
and The Boss counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
The Boss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Boss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
The Boss tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
The Boss wanted to stand there but Evans had control of the position.
The Boss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Boss trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
The Boss thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
The Boss throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
The Boss cracks Evans with an open hand slap.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Boss counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
The Boss has hold of Evans's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Evans manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The Boss swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Evans is now in The Boss's guard. A big mistake from The Boss there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans trying to control but The Boss is working from the bottom.
Evans has gone for a leg lock! The Boss slips out almost immediately though and dives into Evans's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Boss stands and steps away. Evans gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Boss has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Boss.
The Boss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Boss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
The Boss tries to break the clinch but Evans is controlling the position.
The Boss tries to break free but Evans pushes him back against the cage.
The Boss breaks from the clinch.
The Boss misses with a double jab
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Evans avoids the head kick by The Boss.
A Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but The Boss has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boss lands a takedown into guard.
The Boss gets to his feet - Evans follows without any prompting.
The Boss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans misses with a takedown
and The Boss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Boss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans prevents The Boss from breaking the clinch.
The Boss pulls guard.
The Boss keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Boss holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Boss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
The Boss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Boss looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Boss unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross The Boss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Boss moves into the clinch.
The Boss is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
The Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Boss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Boss misses with an uppercut.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Boss counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Boss.
The Boss gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Boss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
The Boss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Evans to stand up.
The Boss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Boss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Boss looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from The Boss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch but The Boss moves away
and The Boss counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Boss counters by clinching up.
The Boss has clasped his hands together around Evans's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The Boss stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Boss counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
The Boss punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Boss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans tries to reverse the position but The Boss maintains control.
Evans wants to control but The Boss is having none of it.
The Boss lands a big elbow.
The Boss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Evans's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Boss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Boss wants to advance to full mount but Evans doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Evans is working an open guard so The Boss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Boss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Boss drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but The Boss has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Boss jumps into guard, dragging Evans to the mat.
The Boss is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Ross The Boss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans stays in close to The Boss's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but The Boss is working from the bottom.
The Boss trying to control the position.
The Boss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Boss 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.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but The Boss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The Boss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Evans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Boss sprawls well. The Boss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Boss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Boss!
The Boss is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
Ross The Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Boss tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Boss is trying to stand.
A Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Boss working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross The Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Boss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross The Boss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke English!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English dodges the punch combination from Daddy.
English shoots in for a double leg but Daddy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
English will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
English shoots in and drives through. Daddy sprawls well.
Big Daddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
English shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daddy defends it nicely.
English shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daddy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
English tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daddy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but English has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
English lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daddy down.
Daddy wants to control but English postures up.
The strikes coming from English are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daddy is trying to get back to his feet.
Daddy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
English sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daddy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from English seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
English looks gassed!
English throws an elbow but Daddy slips to the side and avoids it well.
English has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daddy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daddy scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daddy lands a two punch combo.
Daddy lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - English can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Daddy and English drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Daddy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Daddy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind. Blankenship has chosen Dead Man's Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to bum rush Blankenship with a series of wild strikes but Blankenship uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blankenship throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Belfort throws a right hand that Blankenship ducks under and follows up with a left that Blankenship also avoids with ease.
Blankenship tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blankenship, as that shot connected.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship cracks Belfort with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belfort stuffs the takedown attempt from Blankenship. Blankenship gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Blankenship does no damage.
Blankenship looks for the body kick but Belfort saw that one coming.
Blankenship darts in and clinches Belfort up against the cage.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belfort takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circle, before Blankenship throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Belfort's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Blankenship lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kenny Blankenship!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
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, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira darts in and clinches Joseph up against the cage.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Oliveira has Joseph pressed against the cage, preventing Joseph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joseph up against the cage.
A short left from Joseph.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph looking to stall.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Oliveira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
Oliveira drops Joseph onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joseph is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Joseph is rocked!
It looks like Mitchell Joseph has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a left hand.
Oh Joseph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joseph tumbles to the floor! Oliveira threw a big shot that dropped him and now Oliveira is on top looking to finish! Joseph has guard but can he survive?!
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joseph seems to have got his legs back now.
Joseph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Joseph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliveira controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oliveira's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira drops Joseph with a beautiful combination! Joseph stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oliveira is looking for the KO!
Joseph misses with a body kick.
A shot to de liver by Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira drives through with a powerful takedown. That's hurt Joseph!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliveira landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira cracks Joseph with a solid left hand.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joseph swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Joseph's cut.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveira, looking for a takedown. Joseph pushes Oliveira against the cage but Oliveira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliveira lands some shots froms side control.
Oliveira landing a few strikes.
Joseph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oliveira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliveira misses with the ground and pound.
Joseph is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Joseph wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira with the ground and pound but Joseph regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Joseph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Joseph defends it.
Joseph controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joseph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working Joseph over with strikes.
Joseph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Joseph is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joseph works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joseph works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph pushes Oliveira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joseph throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Joseph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Oliveira pushes down on Joseph's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliveira is pressing down on Joseph's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joseph is holding on for now.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joseph taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joseph is looking to escape.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
Oliveira prevents Joseph from standing back up.
Joseph trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joseph tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Mitchell Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Joseph's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joseph!
Oliveira misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Oliveira.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joseph is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joseph is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joseph manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Joseph defends it.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Joseph is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliveira thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Joseph to regain full guard.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Joseph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
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.
Joseph is pulling down on Oliveira's head. It's preventing any offense from Oliveira, at least for the moment.
Joseph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Joseph wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joseph!
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira rushes Joseph and presses him up against the cage.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oliveira works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes Joseph back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
Oliveira lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira stalls.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Oliveira lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira controlling the action here for a moment.
Joseph trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oliveira is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph letting Oliveira take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joseph throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Oliveira tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliveira is stalling here.
Oliveira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oliveira slows down the pace here.
Oliveira works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fabio Oliveira.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oliveira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliveira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oliveira lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oliveira works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira slowing the pace effectively.
Oliveira lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Oliveira.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joseph's efforts to push away.
Oliveira presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Oliveira on the inside.
Oliveira has Joseph pressed against the cage, preventing Joseph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph is trying to break free.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Joseph being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Joseph's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira stalls.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joseph sprawls well. Joseph wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Joseph does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joseph to the mat! Joseph manages to get full guard.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Fabio Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joseph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Joseph wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Joseph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliveira checks the leg kick.
Mitchell Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joseph's half guard.
Joseph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joseph blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.
Joseph has one foot on Oliveira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a single leg into guard. Oliveira didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira clinches up with Joseph and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joseph up against the cage.
Joseph stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph letting Oliveira take a breather here.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fabio Oliveira.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joseph throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Joseph lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Mitchell Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oliveira.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Joseph manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joseph tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joseph can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Oliveira works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joseph seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Oliveira is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Oliveira keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joseph.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
Oliveira is stalling here.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Joseph.
Oliveira gets through Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Oliveira.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliveira.
A short left from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Joseph wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joseph pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira lands a left hand.
Oliveira cracks Joseph with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira has Joseph pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliveira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Joseph.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 43:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 43:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Oliveira!
Fabio Oliveira is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (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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BJJ Blue 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Sadia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadia leaves Rocha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rocha keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Sadia tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sadia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sadia doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sadia breaks the clinch.
Sadia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadia tries to clinch up.
Rocha misses with an uppercut. Sadia saw that one coming.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Sadia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rocha.
Rocha wants to slow Sadia down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a hook.
Sadia moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Sadia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadia tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadia looks to land a combination but Rocha avoids it well.
Sadia moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sadia as he avoids it easily.
Sadia tries to clinch up but Rocha circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocha.
Sadia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocha, pushing him back against the cage.
Sadia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Sadia manages to get underhooks.
Sadia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadia slows down the pace here.
Rocha looking for a takedown.
Sadia gets underhooks to prevent Rocha's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadia lands a shot to the body.
Rocha looks gassed!
Sadia lands with a left to the head.
Sadia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha can't get the takedown.
A short right from Sadia on the inside.
Sadia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Sadia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Sadia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sadia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sadia moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sadia is looking to control Rocha's arms but Rocha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadia has his back to the cage.
Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sadia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadia.
Sadia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sadia.
Sadia stalling in the clinch.
Rocha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sadia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadia looking to throw knees to the head but Rocha is blocking nicely.
Sadia lands with a right to the head.
Sadia breaks from the clinch.
Sadia wants to clinch.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sadia tries to clinch up but Rocha circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sadia as he avoids it easily.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadia tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Sadia wants to clinch up but Rocha keeps it at a distance.
Sadia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sadia counters by clinching up.
Sadia misses with a knee to the head.
Rocha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sadia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sadia lands a shot to the body.
Sadia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Sadia effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadia tries to clinch up.
Sadia rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sadia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sadia connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Sadia.
Sadia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rochas head.
Sadia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rocha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rocha wants a takedown but no success here.
Sadia lands with a left to the head.
Rocha is trying to drag Sadia to the mat but Sadia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sadia stalling in the clinch.
Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha letting Sadia take a breather here.
Rocha tries to score a body lock takedown but Sadia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sadia slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Sadia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sadia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sadia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rocha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sadia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sadia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sadia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sadia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocha.
Sadia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sadia pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadia lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Rocha can't break the clinch.
Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sadia lands a nice uppercut.
Rocha goes for a takedown attempt but Sadia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike Sadia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rocha.
Rocha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sadia counters by moving into the clinch.
Sadia scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadia gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rocha being controlled against the cage.
Sadia lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sadia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sadia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rocha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sadia walks away with a smile on his face. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sadia tries to clinch up.
Sadia rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha wants a takedown.
Sadia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rocha letting Sadia take a breather here.
Sadia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadia wants to clinch.
Sadia tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha swats away the attempt to clinch by Sadia.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Sadia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sadia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocha goes for a takedown attempt but Sadia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mike Sadia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Sadia circles away easily
and Sadia counters by moving into the clinch.
Sadia trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sadia.
Rocha is working for takedown but Sadia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sadia scores with a shot to the side of Rocha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sadia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sadia lands a nice uppercut.
Sadia with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Sadia.
Sadia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadia moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Sadia gets a clinch.
Sadia stalling in the clinch.
Rocha can't get the takedown.
Sadia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rochas head.
Sadia breaks from the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Sadia. Beautiful body shot.
Rocha swats away the attempt to clinch by Sadia.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadia lands a nice uppercut.
Sadia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocha turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sadia wants to get back to his feet but Rocha drags him back down.
Rocha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sadia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha is stalling here. Sadia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rocha seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sadia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sadia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rocha to see if he's OK.
Rocha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sadia cracks Rocha with a big elbow.
Sadia tries to move to mount but Rocha blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sadia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rocha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sadia wants to get back to his feet.
Sadia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocha is working away from the top position though.
Rocha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadia wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
Rocha is thwarting Sadia's attempts to control the position.
Sadia wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sadia tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Sadia circles away easily
and Sadia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sadia.
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.
Rocha manages to pull guard.
Sadia wants to stand but Rocha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rocha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sadia!
Rocha working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rocha trying to control but Sadia is having none of it.
Sadia regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha stops Sadia from getting back to his feet.
Sadia is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocha is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Demian Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocha avoids the attempt from Sadia to control.
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.
Rocha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sadia's face.
Sadia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rocha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sadia is looking to escape.
Mike Sadia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocha cracks Sadia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadia is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Rocha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sadia 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sadia!
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