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CFC 12 - Roylance vs. Scofild PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy KOs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Gomes is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy KOs!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KOs scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomes is wriggling around trying to escape.
KOs has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomes's face.
Gomes really wants to buck KOs off and get back to his feet.
KOs has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomes's face.
Gomes working to try and regain half guard.
KOs unloading with bombs!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
KOs is landing with some decent strikes but Gomes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
KOs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
KOs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gomes is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KOs landing punches.
A nice elbow there by KOs.
KOs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gomes gets back to half guard.
KOs working over Gomes with some ground and pound. Gomes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
KOs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
KOs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing KOs from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes keeping full guard, as KOs tries to pass.
KOs scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
KOs landing with the ground and pound.
Gomes is looking to stand up but KOs isn't so interested in that idea.
KOs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomes is keeping the position for now.
Gomes wants to stand but KOs is controlling the position.
KOs landing with the ground and pound.
KOs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
KOs lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
KOs slips nicely into half guard.
Gomes has hold of KOs's hands but KOs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomes won't allow KOs to pass to mount.
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.
KOs 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.
Gomes tries to roll over but KOs keeps him under control.
KOs wants to take a breather but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomes tries to roll over but KOs keeps him under control.
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.
KOs trying to control from half guard but Gomes is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
KOs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomes is fending him off so far but KOs persists. Nope, Gomes circles away and we're back to standing.
KOs slips a jab from Gomes.
KOs fails with a takedown attempt.
KOs shoots in for a double leg but Gomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leandro Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy KOs.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but KOs manages to avoid it.
KOs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Leandro Gomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
KOs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomes swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Gomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
KOs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
KOs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy KOs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
KOs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
Decent striking displayed by Gomes there.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but KOs is just out of range.
KOs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from KOs.
KOs slips a straight right by Gomes.
KOs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Gomes both land. Nice combination.
KOs shoots in for a takedown but Gomes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leandro Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy KOs.
KOs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomes sprawls well. Gomes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. KOs gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. KOs doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomes throws out a powerful jab.
Leandro Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomes connects with a body shot.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. KOs backs away looking to recover.
Gomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Gomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
KOs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
KOs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
KOs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomes works the jab nicely.
KOs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
KOs forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
KOs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and KOs defends well.
KOs tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
KOs stands and throws Gomes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
KOs wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
KOs landing a few strikes.
KOs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gomes!
The referee warns Gomes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Teddy KOs has got the better of the ground game so far.
KOs cracks Gomes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
KOs with shots to the head and body - Gomes looks very uncomfortable down there.
KOs with shots to the head and body - Gomes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomes is in all sorts of trouble here.
KOs lands a nice shot to the head.
KOs lands a big shot there that rocks Gomes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gomes is working to get back to half guard.
KOs lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KOs has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomes's face.
Gomes regains half guard.
KOs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
KOs stops Gomes from getting back to his feet.
Gomes is looking to improve his position.
KOs is keen to just control but Gomes is a slippery customer.
Gomes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KOs is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
KOs lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Gomes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
KOs slips a straight right by Gomes.
Gomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomes connects with a good right hand that stumbles KOs. KOs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
KOs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomes tries to avoid it but KOs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomes to the ground. Gomes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
KOs walks into a left hand.
Horrible takedown by KOs or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomes which made him look bad.
Gomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Gomes catches KOs right on the button with a cross.
Gomes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gomes duly obliges.
KOs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomes avoids it really well and circles away.
Leandro Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy KOs.
KOs staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KOs shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes scores with a three punch combo!
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Gomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomes stuffs the takedown.
KOs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than KOs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomes is looking to escape.
KOs winds up and cracks Gomes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KOs trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but KOs has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
KOs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomes as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by KOs or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomes which made him look bad.
KOs slips under a jab.
Gomes cracks KOs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
KOs shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomes tries to sprawl out of it but KOs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomes.
KOs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A cross from Gomes lands.
Leandro Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
KOs scores a takedown into full mount!
KOs with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by KOs.
Gomes gets back to half guard.
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KOs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
KOs is looking to advance position but Gomes won't allow it.
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
KOs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomes's guard.
KOs is looking for a kimura here.
KOs wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes is in trouble now - KOs has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Gomes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptista throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Baptista looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Baptista throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baptista misses with a two punch combination.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baptista.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
Baptista misses with a double jab.
Baptista misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Baptista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Baptista.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres avoids the body shot from Baptista.
Baptista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Baptista misses.
Torres misses with a low kick as Baptista jumps back.
Baptista defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Baptista misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baptista.
Torres is trying to get back to half guard.
Torres is not content to let Baptista control the position.
Torres manages to get back to half guard.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baptista seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres gets full guard.
Baptista wanted to stand there but Torres had control of the position.
Torres looking for subs off his back but Baptista has passed one foot through into half guard.
Torres slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torres has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Baptista has passed into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres tries to buck Baptista off but Baptista is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Torres sneaks back into half guard.
Torres tries to roll over but Baptista keeps him under control.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres gets full guard.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baptista defends it easily.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baptista trying to stand up but can't free himself from Torres's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Torres dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baptista looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Baptista misses with a double jab.
Baptista throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Baptista moved out of range.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baptista checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Baptista misses.
Baptista avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baptista moves out of range of the strikes.
Baptista looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baptista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Baptista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Some wild striking there from Baptista.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Baptista.
Torres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baptista sprawls well initially but Torres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baptista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres prevents Baptista from standing back up.
Torres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baptista is just riding it out for now. Torres eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baptista is trying to stand back up but Torres is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres seems to be looking for submissions.
Torres maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Baptista could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Torres has cracked it and Baptista is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itachi Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchiha has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgARus5JFQY as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itachi Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uchiha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Uchiha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Itachi Uchiha has been cut.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to trip Uchiha. He has hold of a leg but Uchiha is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sanchez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uchiha working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Uchiha has a closed guard, preventing Sanchez from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Uchiha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uchiha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uchiha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uchiha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uchiha looks gassed!
Sanchez wants to stand but Uchiha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Uchiha keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uchiha has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Uchiha is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Uchiha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Uchiha is having none of it.
Uchiha trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Uchiha 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.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uchiha is controlling him.
Uchiha trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Uchiha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Uchiha scores a takedown into full mount!
Uchiha looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uchiha controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Uchiha turns him over and now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Itachi Uchiha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itachi Uchiha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uchiha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Uchiha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Uchiha is controlling him well.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uchiha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Uchiha isn't so interested in that idea.
Uchiha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uchiha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uchiha passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Uchiha wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez pushes Uchiha off looking to stand but Uchiha dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Uchiha.
Uchiha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Uchiha seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Uchiha stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Uchiha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Uchiha wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Uchiha 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.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uchiha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uchiha drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick Uchiha off! Uchiha jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Uchiha is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Uchiha from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uchiha avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uchiha.
Uchiha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uchiha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Uchiha.
You get the feeling that Sanchez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Uchiha tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Uchiha looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Uchiha won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Itachi Uchiha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Uchiha postures up.
Sanchez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Uchiha isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uchiha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanchez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itachi Uchiha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Itachi Uchiha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Uchiha with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uchiha is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez wants to hold on but Uchiha pushes him away.
Uchiha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sanchez shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Uchiha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Uchiha goes for an armbar but Sanchez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sanchez.
Uchiha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uchiha has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Uchiha has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Uchiha on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Itachi Uchiha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Erghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pierre Erghan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre Erghan!
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, Matt Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamill tries for a takedown but Erghan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hamill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hamill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Erghan some visible discomfort.
Erghan tries to improve position but can't.
Erghan wants to control but Hamill postures up.
Hamill in side control, throwing shots but Erghan defends.
Hamill scores with a couple of short elbows.
Erghan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Erghan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamill in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Erghan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamill in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
Hamill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hamill in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Erghan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Erghan trying to control from the bottom.
Hamill working the head and body with strikes.
Hamill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Erghan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamill thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Erghan to regain full guard.
Hamill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erghan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Erghan looking for a guillotine here but Hamill defends easily.
Hamill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erghan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
Erghan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Erghan tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamill.
Hamill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Erghan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierre Erghan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
Erghan wants to clinch up but Hamill keeps it at a distance.
Erghan moves in looking to clinch but Hamill pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erghan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erghan wants it to stay on the feet.
Erghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erghan tests Hamill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erghan moves into range and clinches up with Hamill.
Hamill gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Erghan moves into full guard.
Hamill looks gassed!
Erghan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamill working some strikes from top position.
Hamill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Erghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamill.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamill thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erghan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Erghan seems keen to control Hamill's posture.
Erghan is trying to control the position but Hamill postures up.
Erghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamill.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Erghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erghan moves in looking to clinch but Hamill pushes him off.
Hamill scores a takedown into full mount!
Hamill throws a strike there. Erghan manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Erghan is trying to maintain the position but Hamill is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erghan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erghan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Hamill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamill is in close to Erghan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamill thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erghan working a defensive guard here.
Erghan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hamill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hamill connects with a couple of short punches.
Matt Hamill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Hamill landing with the ground and pound.
Hamill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Hamill stands up over Erghan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamill is breathing heavily.
Hamill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
Erghan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamill defends it easily.
Erghan working a defensive guard here.
Hamill landing with the ground and pound.
Hamill lands a couple of digs.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
Erghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill is working Erghan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Erghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erghan's head.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Erghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erghan is really struggling to control Hamill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
Hamill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Erghan trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Erghan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamill.
Hamill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Erghan is trying to get back to full guard.
Erghan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamill.
Erghan gets full guard.
Erghan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamill 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!
Hamill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erghan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamill somewhat.
Erghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erghan tries to clinch up but Hamill circles away and keeps his distance.
Erghan is looking to clinch.
Hamill closes the distance and clinches up with Erghan, looking for a takedown. Hamill pushes Erghan against the ropes but Erghan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Erghan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamill circles away.
Erghan fails to land the takedown.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erghan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Erghan. No joy for Hamill on that attempt.
Pierre Erghan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
Erghan shoots in for a double leg but Hamill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamill shoots for a double leg takedown but Erghan sprawls well. He's pushed Hamill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hamill swats away the attempt to clinch by Erghan.
Hamill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Erghan tries to clinch but Hamill moves out of range.
Erghan wants to clinch up but Hamill keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erghan tries to clinch up but Hamill circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Hamill with that takedown attempt.
Erghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erghan tries to clinch but Hamill is having none of it.
Erghan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erghan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamill's waist but Hamill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erghan off to one side.
Erghan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erghan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamill somewhat.
Erghan is looking to clinch.
Hamill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erghan moves in looking to clinch but Hamill pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Erghan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erghan won't be happy with that.
Hamill working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Erghan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Erghan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hamill off and has taken his back!
Erghan keeps control of the position as Hamill tries to break free.
Hamill is keeping busy.
Erghan is trying to stick to Hamill's back but Hamill is turning into Erghan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Erghan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hamill.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erghan trying to control the position.
Hamill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erghan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hamill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hamill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamill working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamill works over Erghan with some ground and pound from guard.
Erghan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hamill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erghan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erghan has wrist control.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erghan trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
Erghan is looking for a triangle but Hamill pushes his legs off easily.
Erghan trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
Erghan has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erghan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hamill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hamill with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Hamill.
I've got Hamill 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hamill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bihg Duhm Fock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bihg Duhm Fock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bihg Duhm Fock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fock misses with a hook.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fock's waist but Fock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Fock lands with a hook. Maia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fock lands a big head kick that sends Maia tumbling to the mat! Fock takes a step backwards and waves Maia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Fock finish him?
Maia looks gassed!
Fock stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
Fock tries a head kick but it misses.
Fock drops Maia with a huge uppercut! Maia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fock is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bihg Duhm Fock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonh Rivers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Noriega's chin.
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184 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonh Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noriega avoids it really well and circles away.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Noriega shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Noriega - just one landing.
It looks like Jonh Rivers has been cut.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noriega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivers doesn't seem bothered though.
Noriega throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Noriega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega drops his shoulder and cracks Rivers with a huge uppercut! Rivers goes down! Can Noriega finish him?
Rivers is rocked!
Noriega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rivers is still in real trouble! Can Noriega finish him?
Rivers has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Noriega is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rivers.
Rivers seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is being controlled here.
Noriega gets to mount! Rivers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Noriega looking to control but Rivers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Noriega looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noriega working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to reverse the position but Noriega maintains control.
Noriega wants to control the pace but Rivers is squirming around nicely.
Rivers is desperately trying to improve his position but Noriega has a good base and remains in mount.
Noriega looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noriega with good strikes from the mount here!
Noriega trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Noriega just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noriega throws an overhand right that drops Rivers like a sack of potatoes! Noriega dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Noriega!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the ring accompanied by Créu. Drago has chosen Soviet Union National Anthem as his entrance music. Ivan Drago 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 super 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, Abdul Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Khan's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Drago before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bate Pesadao. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Beta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beta.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Beta tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Beta slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Beta avoids it well.
Beta moves into the clinch.
Belfort is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Beta slows down the pace here.
Belfort blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beta lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Beta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort goes for a takedown attempt but Beta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beta controlling the action here.
Beta is working for a kimura but Belfort is defending it quite comfortably.
Beta trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belfort for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Beta is looking to pass Belfort's guard but actually Belfort recovers to full guard.
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.
Beta stays in close to Belfort's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Beta just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Belfort swinging wilding here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Beta tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belfort tries to bum rush Beta with a series of wild strikes but Beta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Dog Beta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Beta avoids them all with ease.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beta showed some decent athleticism there.
Beta stalling.
Beta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort won't allow Beta to pass to mount.
Beta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belfort trying to get back to full guard but Beta takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Beta wants to control the pace but Belfort is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beta content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Beta just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Beta doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Belfort tries to bum rush Beta with a series of wild strikes but Beta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Beta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Beta avoids nicely.
Donk. Belfort catches Beta right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Beta avoids it well.
Beta blocks a jab.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beta is trying to control. Belfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beta prevents Belfort from improving his position.
Belfort wants to stand back up but Beta manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort throws a right hand that Beta ducks under and follows up with a left that Beta also avoids with ease.
Belfort throws a hook but Beta blocks it.
Beta tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Beta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beta tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beta doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Nice defenses there by Beta.
Beta slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Beta avoids them all with ease.
Belfort uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beta has time to react.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Beta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beta gets to his feet - Belfort follows without any prompting.
Beta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Beta avoids nicely.
Beta clinches up with Belfort and pushes him back against the ropes.
Beta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belfort up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Beta.
Dog Beta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beta is stalling here.
Beta gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Beta missing with knees to the body.
Beta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beta misses with a knee strike.
Belfort is trying to drag Beta to the mat but Beta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beta misses with a knee strike.
Beta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belfort goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beta prevents it.
Beta throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beta is pushing Belfort up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dog Beta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Beta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belfort looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Beta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Beta!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Apostolou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goose Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Apostolou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goose Walters!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apostolou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apostolou tries to avoid it but Walters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apostolou to the ground. Apostolou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walters looks to clinch
and Apostolou counters by clinching up.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apostolou lands an elbow just above Walters 's eye.
Walters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Goose Walters has been cut.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Apostolou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walters fails to pull guard.
Theo Apostolou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goose Walters.
Walters trying to control the position but instead, Apostolou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walters into the ropes.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Walters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Apostolou walks away with a smile on his face. Walters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apostolou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apostolou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow.
Walters wants a takedown.
Apostolou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Walters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apostolou is pressed up against the ropes. Walters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Apostolou down to the mat. Apostolou avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Apostolou is looking to clinch but Walters is avoiding it.
Apostolou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walters looks gassed!
Walters tries for a takedown but Apostolou sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Apostolou clinches up with Walters and pushes him back against the ropes.
Walters managing to block the knees to the body from Apostolou.
Walters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Apostolou is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apostolou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apostolou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apostolou tries to land knees in the clinch but Walters avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Apostolou.
Walters managing to block the knees to the body from Apostolou.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Apostolou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
Apostolou missing with knees to the body.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walters avoiding damage as Apostolou throws knees to the body.
Walters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
That has opened up Goose Walters's cut even more.
Apostolou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walters is rocked!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Apostolou throws an elbow but misses.
Walters is still on wobbly legs! Can Apostolou finish him?
Apostolou pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Walters seems to have recovered his senses.
Apostolou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apostolou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
Walters tries for a takedown but Apostolou manages to get underhooks.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters managing to block the knees to the body from Apostolou.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Walters tries for a takedown but Apostolou manages to get underhooks.
Apostolou lands an elbow inside.
Walters is pressed against the ropes. Apostolou pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Walters! Two more big strikes from Apostolou and Walters crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Theo Apostolou!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Roylance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon scofild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Roylance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, brandon scofild!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roylance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but scofild circles away quickly and effectively.
scofild throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
scofild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roylance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roylance misses with a wild combination.
Roylance stalks scofild and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into scofild's face. scofild staggers backwards, shaken.
Roylance misses with a jab, cross combination.
scofild tries to clinch but Roylance is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roylance checks a leg kick.
scofild shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roylance's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
scofild looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
scofild trying to control but Roylance is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild passes Roylance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roylance actively working from the bottom here.
Roylance is breathing heavily.
scofild controlling the action here.
scofild is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roylance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roylance looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Roylance actively working from the bottom here.
scofild keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
scofild decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
scofild lands with a nice combination. Roylance backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Keith Roylance has been cut.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like brandon scofild has been cut.
scofild is looking to clinch but Roylance is avoiding it.
Roylance moves out of range as scofild strikes.
brandon scofild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
scofild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
scofild throws a leg kick but Roylance moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild misses with a series of wild punches.
Roylance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roylance.
Keith Roylance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
scofild misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roylance misses with the combination.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
Roylance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
scofild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roylance.
scofild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance walks into a jab.
Roylance fails to land with a series of punches.
Roylance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from scofild both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roylance.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brandon scofild dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roylance is on the wrong end of a nice combination from scofild.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance misses with a few strikes there.
Keith Roylance is winning the standup battle so far.
scofild with a poor takedown
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but scofild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roylance keeps the fight on the outside.
scofild doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild missing with a left hand there. Roylance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roylance throws a sloppy head kick and scofild moves out of range easily.
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from scofild does no damage.
scofild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
scofild doesn't manage to clinch there - Roylance circles away.
scofild is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roylance.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
A head kick by scofild misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
scofild looks for a takedown but Roylance sprawls well.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
A punch combination from Roylance misses.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance throws a right and a left that scofild avoids nicely.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roylance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scofild shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roylance pinned against the cage. Roylance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
scofild tries to clinch there but Roylance circles away.
A combination from Roylance does no damage.
Roylance leaves scofild with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
scofild slips a jab and a cross from Roylance.
scofild has his takedown stuffed
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
Keith Roylance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
scofild lands a two punch combo.
Roylance is working the combinations to good effect here.
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a flying knee. Nice.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
scofild looks to clinch
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild throws a right hand that Roylance ducks under and follows up with a left that Roylance also avoids with ease.
scofild dodges the punch combination from Roylance.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Roylance dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
scofild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scofild tries to close the distance and clinch but Roylance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
scofild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roylance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
Roylance misses with a double jab.
scofild misses with a straight left.
Roylance throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by scofild.
scofild changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roylance tries to avoid it but scofild manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roylance to the ground. Roylance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roylance misses with a double jab
and scofild counters with a shoot takedown. Roylance fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
scofild's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
Roylance is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
scofild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild misses with an uppercut. Roylance saw that one coming.
scofild misses with a low kick.
scofild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Roylance as scofild shoots in.
Roylance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
scofild looks to land a combination but Roylance avoids it well.
Roylance throws a combination that misses
and scofild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
scofild avoids the head kick by Roylance.
Roylance circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
scofild throws an overhand right that lands on Roylance's shoulder, as Roylance tries to avoid the shot.
Roylance throws a head kick that scofild semi-blocks.
scofild shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance misses with a jab, cross combination.
scofild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scofild tries to clinch but Roylance moves away
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
scofild throws a lazy right hand but Roylance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keith Roylance did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Roylance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
scofild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roylance.
scofild shoots in for a double leg but Roylance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Roylance misses.
scofild tries to clinch up.
scofild tries to clinch up
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
scofild tries to bum rush Roylance with a series of wild strikes but Roylance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roylance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and scofild counters with a three punch combo that has Roylance backing up. Roylance nods at scofild to acknowledge the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roylance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
scofild throws a good cross that connects.
Roylance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
scofild shoots in but Roylance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
scofild blocks a head kick by Roylance.
Roylance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
scofild dives in and grabs Roylance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roylance pushes down on scofild's head and hops out.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
A head kick misses from Roylance.
scofild avoids the head kick by Roylance.
scofild clinches but Roylance breaks the clinch
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two 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.
scofild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roylance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but scofild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scofild fails with a takedown attempt.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
scofild shoots for a takedown but Roylance saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
scofild shoots in but Roylance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from scofild.
Roylance throws a head kick but scofild moves out of range.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from scofild.
scofild fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roylance lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
scofild throws a lazy head kick
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
scofild tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
scofild throws a series of strikes that have Roylance backpedaling.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
scofild takes a swing at Roylance's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Roylance had his way with brandon scofild in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a series of strikes. scofild will be more careful next time no doubt.
scofild tries for a takedown but Roylance circles away easily
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roylance circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roylance pinned against the cage. Roylance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
scofild slips a jab and a cross from Roylance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild closes the distance but Roylance moves to the side
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
scofild fails with the takedown.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
Roylance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scofild.
Roylance throws a series of punches but scofild moves out of range.
scofild fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from scofild.
Keith Roylance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Roylance misses with the combination.
Roylance swinging wilding here.
Roylance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and scofild counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance looks to land a combination but scofild avoids it well.
Roylance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roylance throws a one two combo.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roylance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roylance slips under a jab from scofild.
scofild fails with the takedown
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
scofild shoots and misses
and Roylance counters with a series of strikes. scofild will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roylance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but scofild circles away quickly and effectively.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roylance misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Roylance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
scofild tries to clinch
and Roylance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. scofild is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roylance lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
scofild with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance works over scofild's head and body with a nice combination.
scofild tries for a takedown but Roylance circles away easily
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance connects with a high kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roylance closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roylance throws a right hand that scofild ducks under and follows up with a left that scofild also avoids with ease.
brandon scofild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
scofild wants to clinch but Roylance slips to the side
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Roylance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roylance 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Roylance!
Keith Roylance is the new light heavyweight champion!
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