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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Girard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aiden Marx has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiden Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Girard!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Marx throws a body punch but Girard moves out of range.
Aiden Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girard slips a jab from Marx.
Marx cracks Girard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Girard to stand back up!
Girard is rocked!
It looks like Emmanuel Girard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marx.
Girard ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
Marx misses with an uppercut.
Marx sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Girard's defenses. It connects perfectly with Girard's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiden Marx!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
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, Chris Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jacques sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donovan somewhat.
Jacques scores a takedown into full mount!
Jacques content just to control the position here.
Jacques punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacques won't let Donovan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jacques controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donovan really wants to buck Jacques off and get back to his feet.
Jacques controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan shoots and misses
and Jacques counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jacques controlling from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacques accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donovan pushes Jacques off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donovan fails with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giorgio Jacques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Donovan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacques controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacques seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Donovan for as long as he can get away with.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacques sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donovan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacques is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacques controls the pace.
Donovan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Donovan looks gassed!
Jacques not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacques wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.
Jacques is stalling in the full guard.
Jacques is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jacques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacques is in close to Donovan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jacques content to stall in guard here.
Jacques landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan has his takedown stuffed
and Jacques counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacques content to control rather than advance.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacques not doing much here.
Jacques passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques 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.
Donovan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown. Donovan fights it but they end up in guard.
Jacques cracks Donovan with a solid left hand.
Jacques is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacques sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donovan's guard.
Donovan is trying to stand back up but Jacques is controlling him
Jacques keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giorgio Jacques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Jacques looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques stops Donovan from standing up.
Jacques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jacques slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacques landing a few strikes.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan fails with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a takedown into side control.
Giorgio Jacques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Donovan.
Donovan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jacques taking a breather here.
Jacques lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Donovan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jacques asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donovan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacques has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jacques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Donovan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Donovan trying to remain calm as Jacques controls from the top position.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Jacques politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jacques prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques lands a few punches from side control.
Donovan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacques just content to control the position.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
Jacques is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jacques has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacques decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donovan's guard.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Jacques isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jacques darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacques has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Donovan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Donovan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donovan tries to buck Jacques off but he can't manage it.
Jacques controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacques is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donovan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacques lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donovan hang on?
Jacques scoring with strikes but Donovan is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donovan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jacques controlling his opponent.
Jacques in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Donovan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jacques with good strikes from the mount here!
Jacques controlling the pace for now.
Jacques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donovan looks a forlorn figure.
Jacques controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques landing strikes from the mount.
Jacques with shots to the head and body - Donovan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacques controlling the pace for now.
Donovan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jacques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donovan looks a forlorn figure.
Donovan tries to buck Jacques off but he can't manage it.
Jacques working Donovan over with strikes here.
Jacques putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jacques controlling from the full mount.
Giorgio Jacques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacques gets the takedown into side control.
Donovan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Donovan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jacques just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques prevents Donovan from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Jacques's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chris Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkell Adir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen John Denver's Thank God I'm a Country Boy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkell Adir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Arkell Adir has been cut.
Adir loses concentration momentarily and Williams pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Adir crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Williams finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Williams!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Cerimonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendon Rocha Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocha Freire has chosen Flaw - Payback as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Cerimonia!
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, Brendon Rocha Freire!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerimonia tries to clinch up.
Rocha Freire gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cerimonia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cerimonia won't allow Rocha Freire to get back to his feet.
Rocha Freire is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rocha Freire wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cerimonia manages to pass to side control.
Cerimonia is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerimonia stops Rocha Freire from getting back to his feet.
Cerimonia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rocha Freire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cerimonia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cerimonia wants to pass the guard but Rocha Freire is defending well.
Cerimonia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cerimonia stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rocha Freire to get to his feet.
Cerimonia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rocha Freire tries to avoid it but Cerimonia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rocha Freire to the ground. Rocha Freire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cerimonia closes the distance and clinches.
Rocha Freire landing knees to the body.
Cerimonia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cerimonia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocha Freire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerimonia has had enough of the clinch but Rocha Freire keeps him there for the moment.
Cerimonia tries to pull guard but Rocha Freire holds him up against the cage and eventually Cerimonia drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Cerimonia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerimonia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cerimonia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rocha Freire misses with an elbow over the top.
Rocha Freire is trying to force a seperation but Cerimonia has the dominant position.
Cerimonia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocha Freire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cerimonia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rocha Freire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cerimonia misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Rocha Freire slams his shin into Cerimonia's torso.
Cerimonia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire throws a sloppy head kick and Cerimonia moves out of range easily.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cerimonia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rocha Freire is trying to stand.
Cerimonia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cerimonia cracks Rocha Freire with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rocha Freire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cerimonia controlling his opponent.
Cerimonia takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Cerimonia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Rocha Freire does no damage.
Rocha Freire looks to land a left hand but Cerimonia moved out of range nicely.
Rocha Freire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cerimonia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Rocha Freire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rocha Freire stuffs the takedown.
Cerimonia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rocha Freire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cerimonia somewhat.
Cerimonia shoots in but Rocha Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Cerimonia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerimonia shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire throws a body kick that misses.
Cerimonia fails with a takedown attempt.
Rocha Freire tries to clinch
and Cerimonia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rocha Freire is trying to escape back to his feet but Cerimonia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rocha Freire bucks up and tries to throw Cerimonia off but instead Cerimonia has got his back!
Cerimonia is riding his opponent, not letting Rocha Freire buck him off.
Cerimonia has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rocha Freire has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire trying to get back to his feet but Cerimonia is in full control for now.
Cerimonia sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Rocha Freire taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Cerimonia!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Spahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Humbero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Humbero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Mike Spahr!
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, Cristian Humbero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahr is looking to clinch.
Humbero throws a right hand that Spahr ducks under and follows up with a left that Spahr also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Humbero there.
Humbero scores with a jab to the body.
Spahr tries to clinch but Humbero is having none of it.
Spahr misses with a head kick.
Spahr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Humbero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humbero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spahr tries to clinch but Humbero moves out of range.
Humbero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spahr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Humbero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humbero looks to land a combination but Spahr avoids it well.
Spahr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Humbero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spahr moves in looking to clinch but Humbero pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spahr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humbero looks to land a combination. Spahr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spahr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahr tries to clinch up but Humbero circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Spahr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spahr seems to have got his legs back now.
Spahr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Humbero digs a good hook to Spahr's body.
Spahr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spahr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humbero lands a jab to Spahr's midsection.
Humbero lands a nice hook to Spahr's body. Spahr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Humbero thows a body shot but no joy.
Humbero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Humbero lands with a nice body punch.
Humbero swats away the attempt to clinch by Spahr.
Humbero throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Spahr colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Humbero as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Spahr is left battered and dazed whilst Humbero and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristian Humbero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Figueroa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Figueroa moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figueroa manages to avoid it.
Figueroa misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Figueroa moves out of range easily.
Figueroa walks into a jab.
Figueroa throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Figueroa misses the target.
Ronald Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Figueroa moved out of range.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie takes a swing at Figueroa's ribcage but misses.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Figueroa backs away looking to recover.
Figueroa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figueroa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figueroa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Figueroa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Figueroa does no damage.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figueroa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Figueroa.
It looks like Max Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Figueroa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueroa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Figueroa throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Figueroa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie misses with a hook.
A big right from Figueroa misses.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Figueroa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Figueroa misses with the combination.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Figueroa.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Figueroa.
Figueroa avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Figueroa looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Figueroa cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Figueroa sees coming a mile off.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Figueroa looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Figueroa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Figueroa.
Figueroa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Figueroa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Figueroa slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Figueroa counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Figueroa.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters with a one-two to the body.
Figueroa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Figueroa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Figueroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
Figueroa scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Figueroa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Figueroa blocks the low kick.
Gracie misses with a hook. Figueroa ducked under it nicely.
Figueroa misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Figueroa lands a head shot.
Figueroa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Figueroa.
Figueroa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie digs a good hook to Figueroa's body.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie clobbers Figueroa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Figueroa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Figueroa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Figueroa misses.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Figueroa.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Figueroa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Figueroa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses the body punch
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Figueroa at a distance.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Figueroa misses with a straight right.
Gracie punishes Figueroa's body with a nice straight punch.
Figueroa moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie jabs at Figueroa's body.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Figueroa scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
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.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Figueroa avoids it well.
Figueroa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Figueroa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Figueroa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Figueroa takes one on the button.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Ronald Figueroa is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Figueroa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronald Figueroa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Gracie'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. This is the final round!
Figueroa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Figueroa moved away.
Figueroa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Figueroa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Figueroa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Figueroa misses with the combination.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Figueroa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Figueroa scores with a nice strike.
Figueroa moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Figueroa stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Figueroa. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the head.
Figueroa moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Figueroa blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Figueroa throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figueroa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronald Figueroa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Figueroa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Figueroa slips a straight right by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Figueroa.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Figueroa's knee but Figueroa avoids it well.
Figueroa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Figueroa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Figueroa misses with a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Figueroa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Figueroa.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Figueroa.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Figueroa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figueroa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Figueroa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
Figueroa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Figueroa moves out of range easily.
Figueroa swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Max Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Figueroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figueroa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Figueroa lands a nice looking body shot.
Figueroa slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Figueroa blocks a head kick by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Figueroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figueroa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Figueroa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigues Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues Xavier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Nogueira's chin.
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136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigues Xavier!
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, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Xavier avoids nicely.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Xavier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier misses with a two punch combination.
Xavier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Xavier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xavier dives in and grabs Nogueira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes down on Xavier's head and hops out.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nogueira wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogueira misses with the combination.
Xavier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xavier to score with a decent uppercut.
Xavier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira throws and low kick but Xavier moves out of range easily.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nogueira.
Nogueira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nogueira has Xavier up against the cage in a clinch.
Xavier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Xavier avoids nicely.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Rodrigues Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Nogueira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nogueira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira scores with a sloppy right hand. Xavier should have avoided that one.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier misses with a body kick.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Xavier misses.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier misses with a wild combination.
Xavier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira leaves Xavier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nogueira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xavier in his tracks.
Xavier throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Xavier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Xavier does no damage.
Nogueira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xavier.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xavier slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Nogueira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xavier.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Xavier throws a wild body kick that Nogueira sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Xavier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nogueira sprawls well initially but Xavier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is trying to stand back up but Xavier is controlling him
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Xavier wants to stand but Nogueira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira 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.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Xavier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Xavier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nogueira to the mat! Nogueira manages to get full guard.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Xavier isn't so interested in that idea.
Xavier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nogueira is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira has his feet on Xavier's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Nogueira as Xavier shoots in.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira misses with the combination.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xavier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Xavier circles away.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nogueira checks the leg kick.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier ducks right into an uppercut from Nogueira.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Xavier works over Nogueira's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier looks to land a combination. Nogueira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Xavier avoids it well.
Nogueira moves into range and clinches up with Xavier.
Xavier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigues Xavier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xavier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xavier.
Nice shot lands for Xavier.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. Nogueira tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nogueira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigues Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xavier as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nogueira duly obliges.
Nogueira misses with a kick to the body.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Xavier slips the punch.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws the kick towards the body but Xavier avoids it.
Xavier loads up on a big right hand but Nogueira slips the punch.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Xavier.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Xavier.
Nogueira misses with a leg kick.
Xavier misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands with a cross.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nogueira as he avoids it easily.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xavier is looking to escape.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Nogueira stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira throws a series of strikes that have Xavier backpedaling.
Good exchange - Xavier coming out on top.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nogueira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nogueira is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Xavier has taken his back!
Nogueira looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Xavier patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier has his opponent's back but Nogueira is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Xavier.
Nogueira is working the combinations to good effect here.
Xavier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nogueira clinches up with Xavier and pushes him back against the cage.
Xavier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nogueira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Xavier.
Nogueira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Xavier uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Xavier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier stands up out of the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Xavier did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.
Xavier is looking to escape.
Nogueira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xavier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Xavier manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wriggles free and stands up.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Xavier.
Nogueira throws a combination. Xavier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Jab, jab by Xavier - just one landing.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueira manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira.
Rodrigues Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Xavier punishes Nogueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Xavier tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira stuffs the takedown attempt from Xavier. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xavier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier scores with a jab to the head.
Antonio Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xavier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigues Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira swinging wilding here.
Xavier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigues Xavier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weeble Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nieds's choice of entrance music: Who Let The Dogs Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Weeble Nieds!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nieds tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nieds swinging wilding here.
Nieds throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieds.
Nieds throws a series of punches but Santana avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieds throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santana.
It looks like Fabricio Santana has been cut.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Weeble Nieds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieds throws an overhand right that lands on Santana's shoulder, as Santana tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nieds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nieds throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
A punch combination from Nieds misses.
Nieds misses the shot to the body.
Nieds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieds misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Nieds.
Nieds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weeble Nieds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Nieds shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santana slips under a jab from Nieds.
Nieds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nieds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nieds manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nieds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santana drops back looking for a leg! Nieds is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nieds manages to kick Santana off! Santana jumps back into Nieds's guard.
Santana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santana passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santana is trying to ground and pound but Nieds uses the momentary lack of control by Santana to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana stops Nieds from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nieds tries to lock up and control but Santana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santana looking to isolate an arm here. Nieds doesn't see it coming and as Santana extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Santana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Santana!
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