 |
SUPERFIGHTS LIGHTS ed. V PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saad Ghanem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
177 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saad Ghanem!
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, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Ghanem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ghanem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joe is trying to defend but Ghanem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joe is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghanem wants to pass to mount but Joe is defending the position.
Joe is doing well to control the position and prevent Ghanem from advancing to side control.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghanem wants to take a breather but Joe is having none of it.
Joe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghanem preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ghanem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Joe's guard.
Joe controlling Ghanem's posture.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe seems keen to control Ghanem's posture.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghanem is one step ahead there.
Joe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Joe working for a triangle but Ghanem defends it easily.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghanem manages to get himself to full guard.
Ghanem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Ghanem controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe stands and throws Ghanem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Ghanem is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Joe advances nicely into full mount.
Ghanem is breathing heavily.
Joe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghanem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe cracks Ghanem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe raining down shots from the mount!
Joe working Ghanem over with strikes here.
Joe looking to finish Ghanem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ghanem!
Joe lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe unloading with bombs!
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joe raining down shots from the mount!
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe tries for a takedown but Ghanem manages to get underhooks.
Ghanem tries to stall but Joe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ghanem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghanem can't get the takedown.
Joe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ghanem on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joe working Ghanem over with strikes.
Joe 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.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe uses his free foot to push down on Ghanem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ghanem.
Joe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ghanem is rocked!
Ghanem is bucking up trying to escape but Joe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Ghanem is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ghanem bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Joe and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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, Jake Santos!
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, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Santos - that will leave a mark!
Vinicius looks gassed!
Vinicius dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Vinicius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jake Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch there but Vinicius circles away.
Vinicius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos digs a good hook to Vinicius's body.
Santos looks for a takedown but Vinicius sprawls well.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vinicius.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Markus Vinicius has been cut.
Santos drops Vinicius with a left and a right! Oh, Vinicius is hurt - Santos dives into side control looking to finish!
Vinicius is rocked!
Santos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vinicius is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Santos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Santos!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skipper Artica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
183 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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, Skipper Artica!
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, Bruno Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artica shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Artica is defended easily by Maia.
Artica gets the takedown into side control.
Artica is trying to get an arm triangle but Maia is defending well.
Artica trying to control the position but Maia is working away.
Artica is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maia is looking to regain half guard here but Artica keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is not content to let Artica control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Artica off and has taken his back!
Maia throwing sloppy strikes.
Artica just trying to survive but Maia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Maia is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Maia is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Maia is trying to stick to Artica's back but Artica is turning into Maia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Artica.
Artica trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Artica's guard.
Artica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Artica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Artica is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artica controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Artica is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maia passes Artica's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Artica is trying to maintain the position but Maia is very close to passing his half guard.
Artica looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Maia seems content to control.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Artica is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maia in particular looking to stall.
Artica is trying to control but Maia passes into side control!
Maia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Artica tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Artica trying his best to control but Maia has mounted him.
Artica working to try and regain half guard.
Artica is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Maia controlling the pace for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruno Maia just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Artica shoots for a takedown but Maia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Artica manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maia wants to control from the top but Artica keeps moving.
Artica keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Maia postures up.
Artica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Maia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Artica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Artica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maia has managed to get both his arms back between Artica's legs - danger averted.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Artica is keeping the position for now.
Maia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Artica is keeping the position.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Artica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Artica working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Artica is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Artica is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Artica tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Artica is working away.
Artica wants to control but Maia is keeping busy.
Artica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artica is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Artica is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Maia is trying to control. Artica wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Artica misses with a takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Artica's guard now.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Artica utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bruno Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Artica manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maia has Artica in his guard.
Artica drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Artica jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Artica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Artica keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artica keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Artica is trying to keep Maia in close.
Artica pulls Maia in close to prevent any damage.
Maia passes Artica's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Artica is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia is looking to stall here but Artica recovers full guard.
Maia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Artica manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maia has Artica in his guard.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artica trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Artica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maia looking for a sweep. Not yet Maia, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Artica trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Artica wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Artica shoots and misses
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Artica gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maia working for a triangle but Artica defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artica is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Artica trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artica is really struggling to control Maia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maia trying to control the position.
Skipper Artica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artica trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Artica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Artica wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Artica gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Artica has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Artica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Artica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Artica can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maia controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Maia!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Fillipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Albert had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Josh Albert!
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, Marko Fillipovic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fillipovic blocks a head kick by Albert.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Albert checks a low kick from Fillipovic.
Fillipovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Albert throws a body kick that misses.
Albert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fillipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Albert moves out of range easily.
Albert scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Marko Fillipovic has been cut.
Albert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No joy there for Fillipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Albert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick
and Fillipovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Albert's guard now.
Fillipovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Albert pulls Fillipovic in to control the position.
Fillipovic trying to control but Albert is working from the bottom.
Albert wants to stand but Fillipovic is controlling the position.
Fillipovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Albert wants to get back to his feet but Fillipovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fillipovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic stops Albert from standing up.
Albert uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovic moves out of range easily.
Fillipovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Albert sprawls well. He's pushed Fillipovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fillipovic looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fillipovic.
Josh Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Fillipovic.
Albert throws a head kick that misses
and Fillipovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Albert won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albert regains half guard, as Fillipovic was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Albert manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Albert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Albert's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fillipovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Albert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Albert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Fillipovic'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.
Albert throws a head kick that half lands.
Fillipovic shoots for a takedown but Albert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fillipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Albert moves out of range easily.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovic moves out of range easily.
Albert cracks the inside of Fillipovic's front leg.
Fillipovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albert.
Fillipovic blocks a head kick by Albert.
A telegraphed right hand from Albert misses the target.
Fillipovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albert's waist but Albert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fillipovic off to one side.
Fillipovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Albert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Albert is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fillipovic off and has taken his back!
Albert controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic trying to get back to his feet but Albert is in full control for now.
Albert controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Albert just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albert. That's going to slow Fillipovic down.
Fillipovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Albert sprawls well. He's pushed Fillipovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Josh Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Fillipovic.
Fillipovic avoids the head kick by Albert.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albert. That's going to slow Fillipovic down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fillipovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Albert scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albert explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovic moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert lands a head shot.
That has opened up Marko Fillipovic's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Albert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Fillipovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Albert throws a leg kick which misses Fillipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Fillipovic tries to avoid it.
Albert lands with a slapping head kick.
Fillipovic blocks a head kick by Albert.
Josh Albert is winning the standup battle so far.
Albert misses the jab.
Fillipovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Albert. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Albert there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fillipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albert throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovic throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Albert connects with a solid leg kick.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albert throws a nice looking combination but Fillipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fillipovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Albert is fending him off so far but Fillipovic persists. Nope, Albert circles away and we're back to standing.
Josh Albert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albert throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fillipovic's head.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Josh Albert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albert scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert throws a head kick but Fillipovic moves out of range.
Albert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fillipovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albert but Albert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Albert.
Albert feints and then cracks Fillipovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fillipovic down.
Albert throws a head kick but Fillipovic moves out of range.
Fillipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Albert counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Marko Fillipovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Albert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Albert lands a front kick.
Albert lands a high kick!
Albert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovic moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Albert - just one landing.
Marko Fillipovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Albert misses.
Albert slips under a jab from Fillipovic.
Fillipovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albert fails to land with a series of punches.
Albert throws a head kick but Fillipovic moves out of range.
Albert throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fillipovic's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Albert.
Marko Fillipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Albert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albert, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Albert!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gastly Gengar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akodo Geddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akodo Geddo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gastly Gengar's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Gastly Gengar!
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, Akodo Geddo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gengar throws a nice looking combination but Geddo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gengar throws a leg kick which misses Geddo's front leg but catches the back leg as Geddo tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gengar. That snapped Geddo's head back.
Geddo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geddo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Gengar does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Geddo misses the target.
Geddo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gengar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gengar scores with a punch to the head.
Geddo is rocked!
Geddo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gengar throws out the jab.
Geddo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gengar finish him?
Geddo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gengar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geddo staying out of range there.
Geddo slips a straight right by Gengar.
Gastly Gengar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gengar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geddo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Geddo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gengar throws out the jab.
Gengar throws a jab but it's blocked by Geddo.
Geddo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gengar throws a shot from downtown. Geddo moves away and avoids it.
Geddo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gengar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Geddo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gengar.
Geddo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gengar counters with a straight right hand.
Gengar throws a monster overhand right that drops Geddo! Gengar follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gastly Gengar!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devin Landshark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CK Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
165 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devin Landshark!
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, CK Chen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landshark ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Chen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen with a jab.
Chen misses with an uppercut. Landshark saw that one coming.
Landshark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chen wants to control but Landshark postures up.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chen struggling a bit here.
Landshark controls the position.
Chen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chen actively working from the bottom here.
Landshark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landshark is keen to just control but Chen is a slippery customer.
Landshark wants to pass the guard but Chen is defending well.
Well, if Landshark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chen gets full guard.
Landshark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chen wants to sweep here but Landshark controlling him for the moment.
Chen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Landshark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landshark is one step ahead there.
Landshark throwing strikes from guard but Chen blocks nicely.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chen swinging wilding here.
Chen misses the jab.
Landshark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chen.
Chen throws a jab when Landshark was well out of range.
Chen takes a swing at Landshark's ribcage but misses.
Landshark blocks the body kick.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landshark was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Landshark to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chen looking for a guillotine here but Landshark defends easily.
Landshark is stalling in the full guard.
Landshark pushes down on Chen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chen tries to get to full guard but Landshark has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landshark wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen is looking to improve his position.
Landshark is thwarting Chen's attempts to control the position.
Landshark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Landshark working over Chen with some ground and pound. Chen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Landshark 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.
Chen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chen.
Landshark is working Chen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devin Landshark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Landshark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Landshark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chen's half guard.
Landshark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chen moves into full guard.
Landshark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Landshark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Landshark trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Landshark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landshark's guard.
Landshark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Landshark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Landshark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chen is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Landshark.
Chen is rocked!
It looks like CK Chen has been cut.
Devin Landshark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landshark postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Chen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Landshark and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Landshark!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Jennings Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taylor Swift- Love Story. William Jennings Bryan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
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, William Jennings Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Bryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryan throws a head kick that half lands.
Bryan throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Bryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryan throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Bryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Bryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Bryan from moving into mount.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan controls the position.
Bryan stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Bryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia has his foot on Bryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia is working for a guillotine from mount but Bryan frees his head quite easily.
Bryan tries to control the position but Garcia now has his back.
Garcia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bryan is defending well though. Garcia let's go of the attempt for now.
Garcia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bryan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Jennings Bryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bryan scores with a leg kick.
Bryan is looking to clinch.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bryan. Bryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bryan pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Bryan wants to clinch.
William Jennings Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia feints and as Bryan raises his hands in defense, Garcia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bryan is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Garcia 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.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia 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.
Garcia is fighting to break Bryan's control of his arms but Bryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Bryan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Bryan counters with a body kick that stops Garcia in his tracks momentarily.
Garcia with a poor takedown
so Bryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan 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.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Bryan pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Bryan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Jennings Bryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bryan throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Bryan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryan clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bryan walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is looking to control Bryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Bryan stands up from half guard.
Marcelo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Bryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Bryan misses with a straight right.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryan gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryan.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William Jennings Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bryan counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Marcelo Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bryan counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Jennings Bryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Jennings Bryan!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra has chosen Feeling This - Blink 182 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
|
| 173 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulao Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Filho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Guerra wants to stand up but Filho has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filho looking for submissions off his back.
Guerra escapes and gets back to his feet.
Guerra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Guerra.
It looks like Paulao Filho has been cut.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerra lands a nice knee to the body.
Guerra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filho letting Guerra take a breather here.
Guerra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra lands an elbow inside that Filho shrugs off.
Guerra lands a right hand.
Guerra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guerra working Filho over with knees to the body.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Filho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerra pushes off an throws an elbow but Filho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Guerra lands an elbow just above Filho 's eye.
Guerra connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Guerra.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra has picked Filho up - he's going for a ride! Guerra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Guerra tries to stand and escape but Filho is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra stands up from half guard.
Guerra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guerra has closed the distance and engaged Filho in a clinch.
Filho managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Filho avoids a wild elbow strike from Guerra.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Filho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guerra smiles and moves away.
Guerra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guerra counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulao Filho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guerra with a knee to the head.
Filho gets control of Guerra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Filho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Guerra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Guerra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filho, up you get!
Guerra moves in looking to clinch but Filho pushes him off.
Guerra drives through and clinches with Filho against the cage.
Guerra stalls.
Filho wants a takedown.
Guerra manages to break the clinch.
Guerra moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho fails to pull guard.
Filho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guerra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guerra lands an elbow just above Filho 's eye.
Guerra lands an elbow just above Filho 's eye.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Filho blocks it.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filho blocks an elbow strike.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
Filho tries to pull guard but Guerra won't allow it.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filho jumps guard but Guerra stands there with Filho around his waist. Filho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra lands a nice elbow.
Guerra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guerra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Guerra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulao Filho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filho jumps guard but Guerra stands there with Filho around his waist. Filho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guerra working Filho over with knees to the body.
Guerra pushes off an throws an elbow but Filho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guerra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guerra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerra connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Guerra.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Filho drops back looking for a leg! Guerra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerra manages to kick Filho off! Filho jumps back into Guerra's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho looking to pass the guard.
Filho prevents Guerra from getting back to his feet.
Guerra uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Guerra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guerra tries to clinch up.
Guerra forces Filho back against the cage and clinches.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Diego Guerra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guerra scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Guerra.
Filho tries to pull guard but Guerra won't allow it.
Filho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guerra smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulao Filho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filho fails to pull guard.
Guerra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filho's face.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerra trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Guerra.
Nice elbow from Guerra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra landing knees to the head.
Filho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guerra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guerra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filho avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Filho takes an elbow to the temple.
Filho fails to pull guard.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guerra looking to throw knees to the head but Filho is blocking nicely.
Filho gets control of Guerra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Filho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Filho has a closed guard, preventing Guerra from standing up.
Guerra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Filho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Filho has his foot on Guerra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerra works his way back into a safe position though.
Filho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerra defends it easily.
Filho is looking for a triangle but Guerra pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulao Filho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerra moves into the clinch.
Filho fails to pull guard.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filho is defending well for now.
Guerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerra pulls guard.
Guerra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerra wants to stand up but Filho is controlling him.
Filho is pushing down on Guerra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guerra is fighting to maintain full guard but Filho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guerra is trying to stand up here but Filho is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guerra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerra moves in looking to clinch but Filho pushes him off.
Filho has his takedown stuffed
and Guerra moves into the clinch.
Filho avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Diego Guerra 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.
Filho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulao Filho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guerra.
Guerra lands a right hand.
Guerra is pushing Filho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Filho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filho tries to pull guard but Guerra holds him up against the cage and eventually Filho drops back down to his feet.
Guerra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra pulls guard successfully.
Guerra pushes Filho off and scrambles back to his feet.
Guerra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Filho wants to sweep but Guerra has passed to side control!
Guerra stands up.
Filho keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra clinches up against the cage.
Guerra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filho's face.
Guerra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Guerra.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
Guerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filho pulls guard successfully.
Filho has a closed guard, preventing Guerra from standing up.
Paulao Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Guerra!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selph Throttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
22
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
|
| |
|
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, Roger Hilton!
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, Selph Throttle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton tries to clinch but Throttle moves out of range.
Throttle throws the left hand but Hilton avoids the punch easily.
Hilton tries to clinch there but Throttle circles away.
Throttle clinches but Hilton breaks the clinch
and Hilton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Throttle working hard to break the clinch.
Throttle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Throttle pulls guard.
Throttle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hilton wants to pass the guard but Throttle is keeping the position.
Hilton throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Throttle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hilton wants to pass the guard but Throttle is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Throttle wants to get back to his feet but Hilton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hilton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hilton prevents Throttle from breaking the clinch.
Hilton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Throttle's elbow.
Throttle tries to break free but Hilton pushes him back against the cage.
Hilton can't get the takedown.
Hilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Throttle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hilton.
Hilton blocks a low kick nicely.
Throttle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good exchange - Throttle coming out on top.
It looks like Roger Hilton has been cut.
Hilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Throttle.
Throttle gets a clinch.
Throttle is pressed up against the cage. Hilton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Throttle down to the mat. Throttle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilton avoids the body shot from Throttle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throttle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hilton. Hilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Selph Throttle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Throttle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Throttle. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Throttle misses the target.
Throttle tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hilton.
Throttle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Throttle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hilton prevents Throttle from breaking the clinch.
Throttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Throttle tries to clinch
and Hilton counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Throttle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Throttle throws a head kick that misses.
Hilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Throttle.
Throttle tries to clinch up but Hilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Throttle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hilton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hilton is breathing heavily.
Throttle pushes Hilton off and gets back to his feet.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but Throttle pushes him off.
Throttle throws a hook but Hilton blocks it.
Throttle tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throttle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hilton.
Throttle throws a head kick that misses.
Throttle clinches but Hilton breaks the clinch
so Hilton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Throttle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Throttle wants to stand and escape but Hilton is having none of it.
Hilton 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilton throwing strikes but missing.
Throttle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hilton is in close to Throttle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Hilton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Hilton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hilton defending well as Throttle loads up on a big left hand.
Throttle rushes Hilton and presses him up against the cage.
Hilton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Throttle prevents it.
Hilton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Throttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Throttle tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hilton.
Throttle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Throttle blocks an uppercut.
Throttle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Throttle clinches but Hilton breaks the clinch
and Hilton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hilton has Throttle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Throttle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Throttle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Throttle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hilton uses from the top position.
Hilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Throttle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hilton stops Throttle from standing up.
Hilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Throttle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Throttle is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Throttle takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Throttle.
A head punch on the inside from Hilton fails to land.
Throttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hilton has him pressed against the cage.
Throttle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hilton is trying to drag Throttle to the mat but Throttle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Throttle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Throttle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hilton keeps control of Throttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Throttle is trying to break free.
Throttle prevents the takedown attempt.
Hilton has Throttle pressed against the cage, preventing Throttle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hilton keeps control of Throttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Throttle is trying to break free.
Throttle jumps guard.
Throttle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hilton thows a big elbow that misses.
Hilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Throttle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Throttle is keeping the position for now.
Hilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throttle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hilton tries to clinch up but Throttle circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hilton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Throttle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hilton wants a takedown but no success here.
Hilton can't get the takedown.
Throttle has had enough of the clinch but Hilton keeps him there for the moment.
Hilton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hilton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Throttle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throttle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Throttle misses
and Hilton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Throttle won't be happy with that.
Hilton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Throttle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hilton.
Throttle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hilton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Throttle is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Throttle is pushing Hilton's head away, looking to escape. Hilton manages to hold on to the position though.
Throttle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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 Roger Hilton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Hilton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hilton tries to clinch up but Throttle circles away and keeps his distance.
Throttle throws a sloppy head kick and Hilton moves out of range easily.
Throttle connects with a crisp jab.
Throttle clinches but Hilton breaks the clinch
and Hilton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Throttle!
Hilton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Throttle looks a forlorn figure.
Hilton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hilton looking to finish with strikes here!
Roger Hilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilton looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hilton.
Hilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hilton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Throttle is trying to stand up.
Hilton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Hilton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Throttle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hilton.
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.
Throttle really wants to buck Hilton off and get back to his feet.
Hilton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hilton unloads with some shots from mount but Throttle bucks and avoids them well.
Hilton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Throttle trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hilton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilton looking to ground and pound but Throttle is blocking nicely.
Throttle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Throttle blocking the ground and pound.
Hilton landing strikes from the mount.
Throttle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hilton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hilton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hilton looking to ground and pound but Throttle is blocking nicely.
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.
Throttle tries to buck Hilton off but he can't manage it.
Hilton looking to ground and pound but Throttle is blocking nicely.
Roger Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Throttle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hilton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hilton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hilton working for a submission but Throttle is keeping him at bay.
Selph Throttle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Throttle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Hilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hilton, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Hilton!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
