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SUPERFIGHTS ed. V PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Exfivt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Exfivt!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exfivt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierre pinned against the cage. Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Exfivt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Exfivt is looking to advance position but Pierre won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Exfivt seems content to control.
Pierre tries to kick Exfivt off but Exfivt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Exfivt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Exfivt wants to free his trapped foot but Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Exfivt not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand up here but Exfivt is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Exfivt controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Exfivt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Exfivt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Exfivt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exfivt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pierre throws a right hand that Exfivt ducks under and follows up with a left that Exfivt also avoids with ease.
Exfivt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Exfivt avoids them all with ease.
Exfivt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Exfivt.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Exfivt tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Exfivt circles away quickly and effectively.
Exfivt misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Exfivt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Exfivt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pierre won't be happy with that.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Exfivt controls the position from side control.
Exfivt is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Exfivt is trying to get an arm triangle but Pierre is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Exfivt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Exfivt avoids it well.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Exfivt.
Exfivt tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Exfivt fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Exfivt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pierre!
Exfivt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Exfivt's attempts to control the action.
Pierre wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Exfivt looking to secure an arm triangle but Pierre defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exfivt tries to control but Pierre wriggling away.
Exfivt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Exfivt controlling his opponent.
Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pierre tries to get out of the position.
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.
Exfivt throwing strikes here but Pierre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Exfivt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Exfivt trying to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Exfivt with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exfivt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Exfivt controlling from mount.
Exfivt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Exfivt controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andre Exfivt just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Exfivt counters with a left and a right that stings Pierre.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre looks to land a combination. Exfivt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Exfivt.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Exfivt coming out on top.
Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Exfivt shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Exfivt.
Exfivt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Exfivt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Exfivt throws a right and a left that Pierre avoids nicely.
Pierre clinches but Exfivt breaks the clinch
and Exfivt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierre's guard.
Exfivt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Exfivt postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Exfivt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Exfivt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exfivt wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Exfivt tries to pass.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Exfivt controls the pace.
Exfivt wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Exfivt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pierre's guard.
Exfivt trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Exfivt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Exfivt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Exfivt from controlling successfully.
Exfivt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pierre kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exfivt content to stall in guard here.
Anderson Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Exfivt counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Exfivt tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exfivt wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Exfivt postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Exfivt pushes down on Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Exfivt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Exfivt wants to take a breather but Pierre is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Exfivt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Exfivt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Exfivt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TONG POE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meho Skljocka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). POE's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Hype & DJ Zinc - Disappear . Meho Skljocka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TONG POE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meho Skljocka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
POE clinches up with Skljocka and pushes him back against the cage.
Skljocka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skljocka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. POE is defending well for now.
Skljocka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skljocka misses with a knee strike.
POE missing with knees to the body.
POE keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skljocka's efforts to push away.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
POE managing to block the knees to the body from Skljocka.
POE tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skljocka avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skljocka managing to block the knees to the body from POE.
Skljocka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but POE is keeping busy.
POE keeps control of Skljocka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skljocka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and POE avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skljocka avoiding damage as POE throws knees to the body.
Skljocka wants to get back to striking at distance but POE won't allow it.
Skljocka tries to land knees in the clinch but POE avoids the damage to the body.
Skljocka is looking to control POE's arms but POE gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skljocka has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Skljocka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
POE avoids the elbow strike from Skljocka, against the cage.
Skljocka looking to stall.
Skljocka is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meho Skljocka.
POE has managed to clinch.
Skljocka trying to stall but POE improves his position.
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.
POE putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skljocka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skljocka tries to break free but POE pushes him back against the cage.
POE trying to land knees to the body.
Skljocka wants to break free but POE has control.
POE landing some nice looking knees to the body.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
POE blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skljocka is trying to force a seperation but POE has the dominant position.
POE avoiding damage as Skljocka throws knees to the body.
POE is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skljocka is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skljocka throws a knee to the head but misses.
POE on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Skljocka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skljocka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skljocka is looking to break free of the clinch but POE has double underhooks.
Skljocka is trying to break the clinch but POE has him pressed against the cage.
Skljocka avoiding damage as POE throws knees to the body.
Skljocka misses with a knee strike.
Skljocka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skljocka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skljocka obliges.
POE missing with knees to the body.
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.
Skljocka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skljocka is trying to break free.
POE putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skljocka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
POE trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skljocka tries to break the clinch but POE is controlling the position.
Skljocka avoiding damage as POE throws knees to the body.
POE tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skljocka avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skljocka trying to stall but POE improves his position.
Skljocka is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and POE has denied him.
Skljocka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that TONG POE will probably get the nod.
That's time! POE's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skljocka tries to clinch up.
TONG POE is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skljocka tries a low kick but POE avoids it.
POE has managed to clinch.
Skljocka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but POE has him pressed against the cage.
Skljocka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and POE avoids it.
Skljocka wants to break free but POE has control.
POE prevents Skljocka from breaking the clinch.
POE tries to land a knee to the head but Skljocka blocks with his arms.
Skljocka managing to block the knees to the body from POE.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skljocka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skljocka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skljocka misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skljocka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skljocka tries to break the clinch but POE is controlling the position.
Skljocka tries to land knees in the clinch but POE avoids the damage to the body.
POE managing to block the knees to the body from Skljocka.
Skljocka wants to break free but POE has control.
POE has Skljocka pressed against the cage, preventing Skljocka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
POE blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. POE obliges.
POE lands a knee to the body.
POE tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skljocka avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by POE as Skljocka tries to tie him up.
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.
Skljocka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. POE is defending well for now.
POE is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skljocka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skljocka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but POE has him pressed against the cage.
Skljocka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
POE has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skljocka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skljocka misses with a knee strike.
POE tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skljocka avoids it.
POE lands a nice knee to the body.
POE prevents Skljocka from breaking the clinch.
Skljocka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but POE has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skljocka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
Skljocka tries to circle away but POE has him pinned against the cage.
Skljocka stalling in the clinch but POE improves position.
POE blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skljocka tries to land knees in the clinch but POE avoids the damage to the body.
Skljocka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skljocka tries to break the clinch but POE is controlling the position.
POE putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skljocka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skljocka managing to block the knees to the body from POE.
Skljocka is trying to break the clinch but POE is controlling him.
POE avoids the elbow strike from Skljocka, against the cage.
Skljocka throws an elbow that misses.
POE is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skljocka is defending well for now.
POE managing to block the knees to the body from Skljocka.
Skljocka is trying to stall.
POE trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skljocka avoiding damage as POE throws knees to the body.
Skljocka trying to land knees to the body.
Skljocka tries to stall but POE uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that TONG POE will probably get the nod.
That's time! POE's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skljocka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
POE avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
POE swats away the attempt to clinch by Skljocka.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skljocka.
POE has managed to clinch.
Skljocka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for POE.
POE prevents Skljocka from breaking the clinch.
POE dodges an elbow strike from Skljocka.
Skljocka can't break the clinch.
POE landing knees to the body.
POE putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skljocka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skljocka working hard to break the clinch.
Skljocka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skljocka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skljocka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
Skljocka tries to break free but POE pushes him back against the cage.
POE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skljocka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skljocka misses with an elbow strike.
Skljocka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skljocka tries to stall but POE uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
POE on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
POE missing with knees to the body.
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.
Skljocka is looking to control POE's arms but POE gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skljocka has his back to the cage.
Skljocka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skljocka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and POE avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Skljocka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skljocka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but POE is keeping busy.
Skljocka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
POE trying to land knees to the body.
POE keeps control of Skljocka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skljocka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skljocka wants to break free but POE has control.
POE missing with knees to the body.
Skljocka is trying to break the clinch but POE is controlling him.
Skljocka is trying to stall.
Skljocka tries to break free but POE pushes him back against the cage.
POE missing with knees to the body.
POE utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
POE has Skljocka pressed against the cage, preventing Skljocka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Skljocka looking to stall.
POE lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Meho Skljocka has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. POE obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
POE tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skljocka avoids it.
POE lands a knee to the body.
Skljocka wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meho Skljocka.
POE gets a clinch.
Skljocka is trying to break free.
Meho Skljocka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skljocka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meho Skljocka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think POE has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... TONG POE!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between milone sILVA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Sisqo - The Thong Song as his entrance music. Antonio Nunes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, milone sILVA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping sILVA at a distance.
Nunes rushes sILVA and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nunes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from sILVA.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
sILVA is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nunes can't fight it off and eventually sILVA manages to take the fight to the floor. Nunes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
sILVA stops Nunes from standing up.
Nunes has his hands on sILVA's head, controlling the position.
sILVA prevents Nunes from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sILVA postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
sILVA is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
sILVA trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sILVA shoots in but no luck this time.
sILVA uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Antonio Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sILVA circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes stuffs the takedown attempt from sILVA. sILVA gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for milone sILVA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes closes the distance and pushes sILVA back into the cage.
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.
sILVA lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nunes lands a right hand.
sILVA goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. sILVA checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
sILVA uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
sILVA uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.
Nunes tries to clinch up but sILVA circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with sILVA, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sILVA is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
sILVA can't get the takedown.
sILVA goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as sILVA checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunes.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes thumps sILVA with a low kick.
sILVA will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping sILVA at a distance.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by sILVA.
sILVA scores with a takedown into Nunes's guard.
sILVA looking to sit in guard and control but Nunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
sILVA is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nunes trying to control but sILVA is working from the bottom.
Nunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nunes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nunes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows sILVA to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nunes looking to control.
sILVA trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
sILVA stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sILVA stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sILVA won't allow Nunes to get back to his feet.
Nunes wants to sweep here but sILVA controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. sILVA saw that one coming.
Nunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down sILVA rather than just go for the knockout.
Nunes scores with a body shot.
sILVA staying out of range there.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. sILVA saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sILVA.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sILVA moves away.
sILVA misses with a takedown attempt - Nunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sILVA.
sILVA shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but sILVA keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for milone sILVA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sILVA shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
sILVA walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent sILVA stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes throws a hook but sILVA blocks it.
sILVA tries to keep at a distance but Nunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
sILVA tries for a takedown but Nunes manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sILVA is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
sILVA drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nunes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes has sILVA pressed against the cage.
sILVA tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Nice body punch from Nunes.
A right handed body shot lands from Nunes.
Nunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nunes.
sILVA wants a takedown.
Nunes lands an elbow inside that sILVA shrugs off.
It looks like milone sILVA has been cut.
Nunes stalling.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes cracks sILVA with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nunes tries to work over sILVA's front leg with a kick but sILVA checks it.
Nice cross by Nunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sILVA moves out of range of the strikes.
sILVA avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but sILVA swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
milone sILVA is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes connects with a body shot.
Nunes clinches up against the cage.
sILVA is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nunes lands a nice uppercut.
Nunes lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nunes.
Come on Nunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
sILVA drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down sILVA.
The referee calls for Nunes to work.
Nunes stops a takedown attempt from sILVA.
Nunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down sILVA.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on milone sILVA's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
sILVA takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nunes lands a shot to the body.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes connects with a looping right hand.
Antonio Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes instigates a clinch.
Nunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down sILVA.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes is leaning against sILVA and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Nunes tries to clinch up but sILVA circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes darts in and clinches sILVA up against the cage.
Nunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sILVA fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Nunes manages to break the clinch.
Nunes darts in trying to clinch
and sILVA counters with a shoot takedown. Nunes fights it but they end up in guard.
Nunes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nunes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can sILVA hang on?
Nunes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sILVA regains half guard.
sILVA missing with punches from the bottom.
Nunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nunes is looking to take a break and control but sILVA is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nunes decides to stand up.
Good standup being displayed there by Nunes as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nunes tests sILVA's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but sILVA swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes tries to clinch up
and sILVA counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
milone sILVA has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sILVA is looking to take a break and control but Nunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
sILVA is working for a submission of some sort.
Nunes is trying to stand up here but sILVA is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sILVA wants to pass the guard but Nunes is defending well.
Antonio Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
sILVA trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes is looking to stand up but sILVA isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Nunes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Flipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson comes to the cage accompanied by Showdown. Marko Flipovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hezekiah Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Flipovic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Flipovic!
Munson with the ground and pound from mount.
Munson won't let Flipovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Flipovic is in a horrible position here. Munson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flipovic is in a horrible position here. Munson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Munson landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson content just to control the position here.
Munson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flipovic is rocked!
Munson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Flipovic is out cold! Munson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hezekiah Munson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MARCELO DOURADO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MARCELO DOURADO will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
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, MARCELO DOURADO!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. DOURADO was covering up waiting for the punch and Sobral finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sobral thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sobral drops back looking for a leg! DOURADO is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DOURADO manages to kick Sobral off! Sobral jumps back into DOURADO's guard.
DOURADO is trying to keep Sobral in close.
DOURADO throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sobral drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobral jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DOURADO looking to control.
DOURADO tries to strike from the bottom.
DOURADO trying to keep a closed guard but Sobral is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DOURADO looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sobral avoids the head kick by DOURADO.
DOURADO misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobral.
DOURADO swinging wilding here.
DOURADO fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobral.
DOURADO tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sobral connects with a knee to the head.
DOURADO misses with a knee strike.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DOURADO blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but DOURADO blocks with his arms.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but DOURADO blocks with his arms.
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.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
DOURADO can't break the clinch.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DOURADO tries a knee to the head but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral tries a knee to the head but DOURADO blocks it.
Sobral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobral lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobral misses with a knee strike.
DOURADO breaks the clinch.
Sobral closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
DOURADO is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. DOURADO is trying to escape and Sobral transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and DOURADO is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sobral! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Sobral!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdez Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Riera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riera has chosen GMS vs Karan - Goa'n Mad as his entrance music. Valdez Olivera looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valdez Olivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Riera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riera tries to clinch up but Olivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Olivera tries for a takedown but Riera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olivera misses with a hook.
Olivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Riera.
Riera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olivera is breathing heavily.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch but Olivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivera circles away.
Riera clinches up with Olivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Olivera looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdez Olivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Riera.
Olivera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olivera.
Nice elbow from Riera.
Riera is struggling to control the position.
Olivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Riera.
Olivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riera has him pressed against the cage.
Olivera tries to pull guard but Riera won't allow it.
Riera throws a punch but it's blocked by Olivera.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riera obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera managing to block the knees to the body from Riera.
Riera scores a nice knee to the body.
Riera landing knees to the head.
Riera lands a good knee to the midsection. Olivera won't want to take too many of those.
Riera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Riera avoiding damage.
Riera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Riera.
Riera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olivera is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riera obliges.
Riera tries a knee to the head but Olivera blocks it.
Riera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riera.
Riera lands a knee to the body.
Riera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riera slows down the pace here.
Olivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Riera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivera managing to block the knees to the body from Riera.
Riera stalls.
Riera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olivera being controlled against the cage.
Riera receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Olivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Albert Riera.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riera moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera has Olivera pushed against the cage.
Olivera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riera prevents it.
Olivera avoiding damage as Riera throws knees to the body.
Olivera has had enough of the clinch but Riera keeps him there for the moment.
Olivera is trying to break the clinch but Riera is controlling him.
Olivera dodges an elbow strike from Riera.
Knees to the body from Riera.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olivera wants a takedown.
Olivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olivera is trying to break the clinch but Riera has him pressed against the cage.
Riera connects with a knee to the head.
Olivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olivera goes for a takedown attempt but Riera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riera moves into the clinch.
Olivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Riera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olivera trying to control the position but instead, Riera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olivera into the cage.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but Olivera blocks with his arms.
Olivera has had enough of the clinch but Riera keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Olivera is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Riera dominated that round.
That's time! Olivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riera gets a clinch.
Olivera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Riera clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Riera is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Riera tries to clinch but Olivera moves out of range.
Riera clinches with his opponent.
Riera landing knees to the body.
Albert Riera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Olivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riera looking to throw knees to the head but Olivera is blocking nicely.
Riera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olivera up against the cage.
Olivera is trying to drag Riera to the mat but Riera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riera lands an elbow that stopped Olivera in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riera looking to throw knees to the head but Olivera is blocking nicely.
Olivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olivera fails to pull guard.
Olivera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riera walks away with a smile on his face. Olivera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdez Olivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riera gets a clinch.
Riera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olivera avoids it.
Olivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but Olivera blocks with his arms.
Riera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riera is keeping busy.
Riera connects with a knee to the head.
Olivera has Riera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Riera gets an underhook and turns Olivera into the cage.
Riera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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.
Olivera tries to pull guard but Riera holds him up against the cage and eventually Olivera drops back down to his feet.
Riera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olivera.
Olivera tries to pull guard but Riera won't allow it.
Riera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olivera avoids it.
Olivera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riera smiles and moves away.
Riera moves in looking to clinch but Olivera pushes him off.
Riera moves into range and clinches up with Olivera.
Riera has Olivera pressed against the cage.
Riera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Olivera has had enough of the clinch but Riera keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera jumps guard but Riera stands there with Olivera around his waist. Olivera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riera scores a nice knee to the body.
Riera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olivera.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Riera blocks an uppercut.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olivera is trying to break the clinch but Riera has him pressed against the cage.
Olivera gets control of Riera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Olivera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Riera stands up and waves to Olivera to follow him.
Riera moves out of range as Olivera strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riera clinches up with Olivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Riera connects with a knee to the head.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Olivera fails to pull guard.
Riera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olivera up against the cage.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Olivera is trying to break free.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Riera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olivera trying to control the position but instead, Riera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olivera into the cage.
Olivera pulls guard effortlessly.
Olivera working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Riera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Olivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Riera.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Riera wants to clinch up but Olivera keeps it at a distance.
Olivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riera blocks a leg kick.
Olivera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riera tries to avoid it but Olivera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riera to the ground. Riera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivera circles away.
Riera fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera tries to keep at a distance but Riera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olivera's face.
Olivera dodges an elbow strike from Riera.
Riera stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riera lands a nice knee to the body.
Olivera breaks the clinch.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivera circles away.
Riera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olivera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riera rushes Olivera and presses him up against the cage.
Riera slows down the pace here.
Olivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olivera wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olivera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdez Olivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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.
Olivera manages to break the clinch.
Olivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riera tries to clinch but Olivera is having none of it.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riera lands an elbow that stopped Olivera in his tracks for a moment.
Olivera manages to break the clinch.
Riera moves in looking to clinch but Olivera pushes him off.
Olivera shoots in for a takedown but Riera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez Olivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olivera.
Riera rushes Olivera and presses him up against the cage.
Olivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera has Riera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riera lands an elbow inside.
Riera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riera tries to throw a body punch but Olivera avoids it by throwing Riera back against the cage.
Riera looking to slow down the pace here.
Riera looking to throw knees to the head but Olivera is blocking nicely.
Olivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olivera tries to break free but Riera pushes him back against the cage.
Riera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olivera is keeping busy.
Olivera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Riera wants to clinch.
Albert Riera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Riera tries to clinch but Olivera moves out of range.
Riera closes the distance and clinches.
Olivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olivera keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riera tries to clinch there but Olivera circles away.
Riera has Olivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Valdez Olivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Riera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Riera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between My Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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297 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, My Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Orlando!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy dives in and grabs Orlando's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orlando pushes down on Boy's head and hops out.
Orlando is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Orlando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Orlando misses.
Orlando has his takedown stuffed
so Boy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy stops Orlando from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Orlando looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy trying to control but Orlando is working from the bottom.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orlando 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.
Boy wants to control from the top but Orlando keeps moving.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Orlando wants to clinch.
Orlando cracks Boy with an uppercut from hell and Boy crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Orlando's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like My Boy has been cut.
Boy is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orlando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orlando wants to stand and escape but instead Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy won't allow Orlando to get back to his feet.
Orlando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Orlando looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orlando controlling the position.
Orlando keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orlando misses with a straight right.
Orlando swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orlando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlando.
Orlando connects with a nice looking jab.
Orlando fakes the body blow, causing Boy to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Boy goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Orlando!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between knowm sayin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). knowm sayin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, knowm sayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but sayin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
sayin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
sayin is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!
That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sayin holding both Gracie 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of sayin's body.
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.
I looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sayin tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
sayin is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sayin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
sayin is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
sayin with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. sayin didn't expect that.
sayin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sayin is keeping the position for now.
sayin pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on sayin's face as Gracie controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sayin struggling a bit here.
sayin is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down sayin's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie laying and praying for a moment but sayin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Renzo Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sayin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
sayin is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
sayin is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
sayin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gracie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
sayin fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but sayin keeps moving.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed sayin's guard.
Renzo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie prevents sayin from standing back up.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
sayin is looking to escape.
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.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
sayin is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sayin is trying to get back to full guard.
sayin is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
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.
sayin wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. sayin is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
sayin tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Japa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears comes to the cage accompanied by Love is in the air. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Shears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Japa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shears throws a head kick but Japa moves out of range.
Shears throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shears throws a head kick that misses.
Shears tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shears throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shears pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shears pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Japa cracks Shears with a big right hand and Shears goes down!
Shears wants to get back to his feet but Japa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Japa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shears is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shears has escaped and now he's on top!
Japa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shears doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Japa is tightening it up a little... Shears has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Shears reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Shears taps out! nice BJJ there by Japa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sheldon Japa!
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