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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dymond might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Are you gonna go my way. Jarvis Calhoun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Dymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dymond shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dymond wants to free his trapped foot but Calhoun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dymond is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun wants to get back to full guard.
Calhoun won't allow Dymond to pass to mount.
Dymond wants to control but Calhoun is keeping him busy.
Calhoun gets back to full guard.
Dymond would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dymond wants to pass the guard but Calhoun is keeping the position.
Calhoun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Calhoun's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Dymond.
Calhoun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calhoun showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dymond gets full guard.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calhoun looking to sit in guard and control but Dymond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dymond trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Calhoun has a closed guard, preventing Dymond from standing up.
Dymond trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Dymond's hands, connecting with Dymond's forehead.
Dymond is trying to maintain the position but Calhoun is very close to passing his half guard.
Calhoun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dymond with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calhoun has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calhoun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calhoun scoring with strikes but Dymond is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dymond slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun wants to control but Dymond is keeping him busy.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Dymond is breathing heavily.
Calhoun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dymond has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calhoun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calhoun moves into full mount! Dymond won't be happy about that!
Dymond taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calhoun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvis Calhoun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dymond scores with a takedown into Calhoun's guard.
Calhoun is adopting a defensive guard.
Calhoun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calhoun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun cracks Dymond with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calhoun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Calhoun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun wants to control the pace but Dymond is squirming around nicely.
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Jarvis Calhoun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calhoun working Dymond over with strikes here.
Calhoun looking to finish Dymond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dymond!
Calhoun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dymond hang on?
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dymond is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calhoun raining down shots from the mount!
Dymond is looking to get to half guard.
Calhoun raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dymond's face.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Dymond is in trouble!
Dymond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calhoun controlling the position easily from mount.
Calhoun with shots to the head and body - Dymond looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dymond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Calhoun unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun with a couple of short strikes.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dymond is wriggling around trying to escape.
Calhoun content just to control the position here.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Calhoun controlling his opponent.
Calhoun scoring with strikes but Dymond is staying in there.
Dymond really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calhoun lands a big shot there that rocks Dymond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Dymond is in trouble!
Dymond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Calhoun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calhoun raining down shots from the mount!
Dymond is rocked!
Calhoun takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Calhoun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dymond's face.
Oh Dymond is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calhoun drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dymond! More shots from Calhoun and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarvis Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamashita Kazuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuma's entrance music is Yatta!. A fine choice. Ryu Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamashita Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazuma.
Kazuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Kazuma blocking some punches.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ryu Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazuma obliges.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kazuma pushes him back against the cage.
Kazuma trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakamura.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kazuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazuma controls his hands.
Kazuma throws an elbow that misses.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kazuma missing with knees to the body.
Kazuma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kazuma lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Kazuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuma controls the action.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma throws an elbow that misses.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura is working Kazuma over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamashita Kazuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Nakamura'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.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and Kazuma counters with a big head kick but Nakamura shrugs it off.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kazuma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazuma.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakamura won't want to take too many of those.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazuma obliges.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kazuma throws knees to the body.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuma.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kazuma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kazuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Kazuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Kazuma, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazuma avoids it.
Kazuma scores a nice knee to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamashita Kazuma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kazuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazuma landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands a knee to the body.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Kazuma, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamashita Kazuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Nakamura'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazuma as he avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Kazuma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kazuma throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Kazuma is looking to clinch.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazuma is looking to clinch.
Ryu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma lands a high kick!
Kazuma tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters with a big head kick but Nakamura shrugs it off.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazuma misses with a head kick.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kazuma counters with a head kick that drops Nakamura to the mat! Nakamura scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nakamura is rocked!
Kazuma closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazuma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazuma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma stops a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kazuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamashita Kazuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Nakamura.
Kazuma lands a knee to the body.
Ryu Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazuma lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kazuma throws knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Kazuma.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamashita Kazuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazuma 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamashita Kazuma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Racionais MC's - A Vítima . Thiago Ribeiro 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Ribeiro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Leo Rua has been cut.
Rua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Rua.
Ribeiro throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rua quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Rua but it's paid off an Ribeiro is forced to tap! Nice work by Rua.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Rua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grace McClurg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kill Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the TerrorDome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grace McClurg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kill Face!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClurg throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face 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.
Face tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McClurg throws a low kick but Face moves out of range easily.
McClurg throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Face getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Face thows a leg kick but McClurg checks it
and McClurg counters with a nice body kick.
McClurg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Face.
A low kick from McClurg misses
and Face counters with an inside leg kick.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClurg manages to avoid it.
A head kick by McClurg misses
and Face counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McClurg is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Face.
McClurg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McClurg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is looking to slow McClurg down with leg kicks.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McClurg circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by McClurg.
Face connects with a leg kick. McClurg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Face. McClurg shrugs it off though.
Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McClurg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Face connects with a body shot that sends McClurg's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face cracks the inside of McClurg's front leg.
Face scores with a head kick.
Face throws a nice inside leg kick.
Face fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClurg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face can pounce on him.
Face scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Face.
Face lands with a hook. McClurg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClurg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face scores with a push kick.
Face scores with a push kick.
McClurg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McClurg throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Face.
Face stuns McClurg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McClurg checks a leg kick.
McClurg takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face connects with an inside leg kick.
McClurg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Face darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McClurg is rocked!
McClurg tries to get into range but Face steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops McClurg! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Face scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kill Face!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Azunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achmed Azunga looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Achmed Azunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gresham lands with a nice combination. Azunga backs away looking to recover.
Gresham lands a jab-cross combination.
Gresham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gresham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azunga shoots and misses
so Gresham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gresham pushes down on Azunga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gresham is trying to control. Azunga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gresham seems to be working for a kimura but Azunga defends the submission attempt.
Azunga is defending against the submission attempts here by Gresham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gresham is looking to take a break and control but Azunga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azunga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gresham works his way into side control.
Gresham passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Azunga!
Gresham wants to take Azunga's back but he can't do it this time.
Gresham moves to the back.
Azunga tries to escape but Gresham has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Azunga is working hard here to advance position.
Gresham lands shots from the back.
Azunga tries to break free.
Gresham has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gresham trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gresham has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Azunga! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gresham gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sloat Gresham!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Zeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Morning - Kanye West. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Zeke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeke throws a right hand that Brookins ducks under and follows up with a left that Brookins also avoids with ease.
Zeke throws out a loose jab but Brookins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Zeke.
Zeke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeke lands a jab to Brookins's midsection.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Brookins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brookins lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Brookins as he connects with a hook.
Brookins with a jab.
Brookins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeke's head backwards.
Zeke misses with a double jab.
Zeke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zeke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zeke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zeke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zeke misses with the combination.
Zeke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brookins wants to get up but he can't break Zeke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brookins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zeke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brookins.
Brookins wants to pass the guard but Zeke is keeping the position.
Zeke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brookins scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brookins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brookins wants to pass the guard but Zeke is keeping the position.
Brookins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brookins throws a big right hand that misses.
Brookins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brookins trying to control but Zeke is working from the bottom.
Michael Brookins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zeke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brookins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brookins misses with a body shot
and Zeke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brookins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeke tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeke moves out of range of the body kick from Brookins.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeke.
Brookins lands a jab to Zeke's midsection.
Brookins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zeke momentarily.
Brookins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brookins throws a combination that misses
and Zeke counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brookins misses with a straight right.
Brookins missing with a left hand there. Zeke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brookins throws a nice looking combination but Zeke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Zeke moved out of range nicely.
Zeke works over Brookins's head and body with a nice combination.
Brookins looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeke misses with a two punch combination.
Brookins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Brookins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zeke misses with a straight left.
Zeke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brookins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brookins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brookins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeke misses with a double jab
and Brookins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeke swinging wildly here.
Zeke throws a shot from downtown. Brookins moves away and avoids it.
Brookins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeke.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Zeke moved out of range nicely.
Zeke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Brookins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brookins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brookins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brookins throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeke counters with a series of strikes. Brookins will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Michael Brookins has been cut.
No joy there for Zeke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brookins throws a combination that misses
and Zeke counters with a nice body shot.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
Zeke tries to bum rush Brookins with a series of wild strikes but Brookins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeke throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
Brookins digs a good body shot into Zeke's ribs.
Brookins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brookins throws an overhand right that lands on Zeke's shoulder, as Zeke tries to avoid the shot.
Brookins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zeke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Zeke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brookins lands a right hook to the body.
Brookins throws a right and a left that Zeke avoids nicely.
Zeke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brookins tries to clinch but Zeke moves out of range.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeke misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Zeke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeke misses with an uppercut. Brookins saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
Zeke lands a two punch combo.
Diego Zeke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeke misses with a few strikes there.
Brookins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Brookins.
Zeke walks into a left hand.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeke.
Brookins 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.
A big left from Zeke misses.
Diego Zeke is winning the standup battle so far.
Brookins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zeke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. Zeke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zeke eats them both and turns towards Brookins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brookins throws a series of punches but Zeke avoids them all with ease.
Zeke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeke misses with a series of wild punches.
Zeke misses with the combination.
Zeke throws a shot from downtown. Brookins moves away and avoids it.
Zeke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brookins throws a shot to the body.
Brookins misses with a body kick.
Zeke throws a nice looking combination but Brookins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brookins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brookins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeke's head backwards.
Brookins misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brookins!
Brookins misses with a body punch
and Zeke counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brookins has time to react.
Brookins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Brookins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zeke ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Brookins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeke.
Zeke misses with a hook. Brookins ducked under it nicely.
Zeke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brookins swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brookins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeke is fending him off so far but Brookins persists. Nope, Zeke circles away and we're back to standing.
Brookins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zeke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Brookins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zeke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brookins misses the body punch
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Brookins misses with a looping left.
Zeke misses with a wild combination.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brookins on the side of the head.
Brookins is looking to clinch.
Michael Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brookins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brookins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeke tries to avoid it but Brookins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeke to the ground. Zeke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brookins swings widly with a right hand
and Zeke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Zeke.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeke.
Zeke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brookins backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeke scores with a body shot.
Zeke fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeke misses with a looping left.
Zeke throws a head kick that half lands.
Zeke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zeke throws a sloppy head kick and Brookins moves out of range easily.
Zeke throws the left hand but Brookins avoids the punch easily.
Brookins lands a nice shot to the body.
Brookins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zeke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zeke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Brookins misses with a shot to the body
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Zeke does no damage.
Zeke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Zeke coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeke misses with a double jab.
Zeke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brookins thuds a left hand into Zeke's body.
Brookins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brookins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brookins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brookins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeke was well out of range. Poor timing from Brookins.
Diego Zeke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins slips a jab and a cross from Zeke.
Brookins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brookins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeke checks a leg kick nicely.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. Zeke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brookins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
Zeke misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins looks to land a combination but Zeke avoids it well.
Zeke lands a jab-cross combination.
Diego Zeke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeke misses with a combination
and Brookins counters with a three punch combo that has Zeke backing up. Zeke nods at Brookins to acknowledge the strikes.
Brookins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zeke's head.
Zeke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brookins throws out the jab.
Zeke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab by Brookins.
Zeke ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Zeke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brookins in his tracks.
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Zeke both land. Nice combination.
Brookins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeke to score with a decent uppercut.
Brookins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zeke throws a series of punches but Brookins avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zeke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brookins.
Brookins misses with a lunging right hand
and Zeke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeke.
Brookins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Zeke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brookins feints a jab promting Zeke to slip. Brookins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zeke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zeke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brookins misses with a wild body shot.
Brookins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeke.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Michael Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brookins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zeke sprawls well initially but Brookins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Zeke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brookins 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Tuo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Tuo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich catches Tuo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Pat Tuo has been cut.
Rich misses with a wild body shot.
Tuo tries for a takedown but Rich circles away easily
and Rich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tuo is rocked!
Tuo is looking for a sweep. Rich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuo is still in real trouble! Can Rich finish him?
Rich is working for a kimura but Tuo is defending it quite comfortably.
Rich content to control rather than advance.
Tuo actively working from the bottom here.
Tuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Tuo is in trouble now - Rich has advanced to mount!
Rich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tuo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rich celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). D J Rich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chun Ka Tet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ka Tet comes to the cage accompanied by Adele - Rolling In The Deep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chun Ka Tet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ka Tet counters with a nice uppercut.
Lin misses with a takedown attempt
and Ka Tet counters with a stiff right hand.
Lin lunges at Ka Tet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ka Tet's hand.
Lin has his takedown stuffed
and Ka Tet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ka Tet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lin has his takedown stuffed
letting Ka Tet counter with a right hand.
Chun Ka Tet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Lin.
Lin blocks a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lin enables Ka Tet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lin keeping full guard, as Ka Tet tries to pass.
Ka Tet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ka Tet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Tet content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lin looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chun Ka Tet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ka Tet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Ka Tet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ka Tet trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Ka Tet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chun Ka Tet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ka Tet connects with a jab.
Ka Tet motions for Lin to come forward. Ka Tet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ka Tet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ka Tet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ka Tet's back!
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!
Ka Tet looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lin lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ka Tet's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ka Tet has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lin scores with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka Tet is trying to get back to his feet but Lin has full control of the position and if anything, Ka Tet has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ka Tet trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ka Tet is breathing heavily.
Lin punches Ka Tet on the ear.
Ka Tet wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is taking a good look at Ka Tet as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lin!
The referee is taking a good look at Ka Tet as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lin!
Ka Tet trying to get back to his feet but Lin is in full control for now.
Lin lands punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin is punishing Ka Tet with some ground and pound.
Lin is working the ground and pound. Can Ka Tet escape?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ka Tet.
Lin tries to keep control of the position but Ka Tet is staying busy.
Lin is landing with strikes. Ka Tet can't take much more of this.
Lin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ka Tet could be in trouble here!
Lin gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ka Tet trying to get back to his feet but Lin is in full control for now.
Lin punches Ka Tet on the ear.
Lin scores with punches and elbows.
Lin scores with punches from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin lands shots from the back.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Lin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lin misses with a takedown attempt
and Ka Tet counters with a single leg into guard. Lin didn't expect that.
Ka Tet content to stall in guard here.
Lin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ka Tet is controlling him.
Lin is adopting a defensive guard.
Ka Tet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roger Lin has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Lin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lin with a poor takedown
and Ka Tet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lin won't be happy with that.
Lin trying to remain calm as Ka Tet controls from the top position.
Ka Tet wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Lin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin being controlled for a moment.
Lin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ka Tet pushes Lin off looking to stand but Lin dives back in and keeps control.
Ka Tet taking some punishment here, with Lin in his half guard.
Lin 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.
Ka Tet pushes Lin off looking to stand but Lin dives back in and keeps control.
Lin winds up and cracks Ka Tet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lin slips a nice elbow through Ka Tet's hands, connecting with Ka Tet's forehead.
Lin prevents Ka Tet from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lin working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lin lands a nice short elbow.
Ka Tet is trying to stand.
Lin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lin is nestled in close to Ka Tet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ka Tet is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Lin.
Lin lands with a punch from half guard.
Lin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ka Tet is refusing to be controlled, as Lin sits in half guard.
Ka Tet is trying to stand back up but Lin is controlling him
Ka Tet is not content to let Lin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ka Tet has hold of Lin's hands but Lin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ka Tet pushes Lin off looking to stand but Lin dives back in and keeps control.
Ka Tet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ka Tet is looking to escape.
Ka Tet tries to kick Lin off in order to stand up. Lin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lin landing a few strikes.
Ka Tet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ka Tet bucks up and tries to throw Lin off but instead Lin has got his back!
Ka Tet controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ka Tet controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lin is working the ground and pound. Can Ka Tet escape?
Lin punishes Ka Tet with strikes from the back mount.
Lin connects with a big shot to the side of Ka Tet's head.
Lin scores with punches from the back.
Lin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lin.
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!
Lin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ka Tet wants to get back to his feet.
Lin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lin loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ka Tet hold on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ka Tet has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Lin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ka Tet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
Lin has his takedown stuffed
and Ka Tet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lin's guard.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Ka Tet from controlling successfully.
Ka Tet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ka Tet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ka Tet 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chun Ka Tet just wasn't active enough.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands a few punches from side control.
Lin scoring with punches and elbows.
Lin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ka Tet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lin lands a few punches from side control.
Lin working the head with strikes.
Ka Tet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ka Tet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chun Ka Tet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ka Tet to see if he's OK.
Lin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ka Tet is trying to buck Lin off.
Lin trying to control the action but Ka Tet is working from the bottom.
Lin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ka Tet to see if he's OK.
Lin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ka Tet is trying to buck Lin off.
Lin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lin working the head and body with strikes.
Lin in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Lin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ka Tet down.
Lin prevents Ka Tet from escaping the position.
Lin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ka Tet down.
Ka Tet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lin lands some shots froms side control.
Lin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ka Tet is pushing Lin's head away, looking to escape. Lin manages to hold on to the position though.
Lin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ka Tet is trying to get back to his feet.
Lin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ka Tet keeps working.
Ka Tet wants to get back to his feet.
Lin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ka Tet down.
Roger Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ka Tet wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here.
Ka Tet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Lin stalls from top position.
Ka Tet is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin just content to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lin 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Lin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artisan Robinson (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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20
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Ivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artisan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivan misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ivan as he avoids it easily.
Ivan misses with a body punch
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ivan's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Robinson is stalling in the full guard.
Robinson trying to control but Ivan is working from the bottom.
Ivan has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Ivan keeps moving.
Robinson stands and throws Ivan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Robinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Robinson advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan is looking to improve his position but Robinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ivan tries to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Ivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivan is looking to escape.
Robinson looking to secure an arm triangle but Ivan defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Ivan working to try and regain half guard.
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Robinson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ivan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Robinson looking to control but Ivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
Ivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Robinson has a good base and remains in mount.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ivan is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Robinson has control of Ivan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ivan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Robinson working for a submission but Ivan is keeping him at bay.
Ivan is trying to escape the mount.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Ivan tries to hold on but Robinson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artisan Robinson 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.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Ivan avoids it well.
Ivan misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Ivan backing up. Ivan nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivan throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Ivan misses
and Robinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ivan's knee momentarily.
Ivan lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Artisan Robinson has been cut.
Ivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson lands a jab.
It looks like Boris Ivan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivan throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ivan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivan throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boris Ivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivan thinking.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivan misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ivan's guard now.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Robinson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Robinson seems to have locked his on tight now - Ivan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Robinson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Artisan Robinson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sizzle Snappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snappe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Power. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
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28
176 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzle Snappe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snappe tries to clinch but The Great Weasel moves away
and The Great Weasel counters with a stiff right hand.
The Great Weasel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Great Weasel showed some decent athleticism there.
The Great Weasel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snappe is trying to stand up here but The Great Weasel is controlling him well.
The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura here.
The Great Weasel wants to work for an arm triangle but Snappe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Great Weasel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snappe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel prevents Snappe from improving his position.
The Great Weasel wants to stand up but Snappe is controlling the position.
Snappe is looking to escape.
The Great Weasel trying to control from half guard but Snappe is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Snappe is doing well to control the position and prevent The Great Weasel from advancing to side control.
The Great Weasel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Great Weasel seems to be working for a kimura but Snappe defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Great Weasel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snappe is just riding it out for now. The Great Weasel eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Great Weasel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snappe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Snappe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel wants to stand but Snappe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Great Weasel advances to half guard.
The Great Weasel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snappe keeps working.
Snappe wants to get back to full guard.
The Great Weasel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snappe sees it coming and defends easily.
The Great Weasel is trying to work for a kimura but Snappe is defending well.
Snappe is controlling The Great Weasel's trapped leg to prevent The Great Weasel from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Great Weasel is working for a kimura but Snappe is defending it quite comfortably.
The Great Weasel is working for a submission of some sort.
Snappe is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Great Weasel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Snappe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Great Weasel.
The Great Weasel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snappe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck The Great Weasel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Great Weasel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Snappe counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Great Weasel won't be happy with that.
The Great Weasel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snappe's best efforts.
The Great Weasel is trying to get back to full guard.
Snappe is trying to control. The Great Weasel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Great Weasel trying to control here.
The Great Weasel tries to get to full guard but Snappe has control of the leg.
Snappe is taking a breather. The Great Weasel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Great Weasel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Great Weasel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel wants to control the action but instead Snappe gets a body lock and reverses into The Great Weasel's guard! Nice work!
Snappe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snappe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Snappe scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Great Weasel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snappe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Great Weasel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
Snappe slips a nice elbow through The Great Weasel's hands, connecting with The Great Weasel's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snappe pulls his head out easily.
Snappe is controlling the pace.
Snappe tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The Great Weasel is looking to get back to full guard here but Snappe has managed to pass to side control instead.
The Great Weasel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Great Weasel wants to control but Snappe postures up.
The Great Weasel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snappe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great Weasel is trying to control but Snappe manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Snappe.
Snappe controlling from mount.
Snappe wants to control the pace but The Great Weasel is squirming around nicely.
The Great Weasel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Snappe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Great Weasel tries to hold on but Snappe pushes him away.
The Great Weasel is looking to get to half guard.
The Great Weasel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is desperately trying to improve his position but Snappe has a good base and remains in mount.
The Great Weasel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Snappe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Great Weasel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snappe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Snappe wants to clinch up but The Great Weasel keeps it at a distance.
Snappe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snappe moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snappe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Great Weasel regains guard.
Snappe looking to pass the guard.
The Great Weasel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snappe wants to clinch.
The Great Weasel fails with a takedown attempt.
The Great Weasel with a poor takedown
and Snappe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Great Weasel wants to sweep but no luck.
The Great Weasel is looking for a triangle but Snappe pushes his legs off easily.
Snappe chips away with some ground and pound.
The Great Weasel being controlled here, momentarily.
The Great Weasel trying to keep a closed guard but Snappe is proving a slippery customer.
Sizzle Snappe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snappe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Great Weasel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Great Weasel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snappe wants to stand but The Great Weasel is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Great Weasel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snappe wants to control from the top but The Great Weasel keeps moving.
The Great Weasel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snappe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snappe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Snappe advances to half guard.
The Great Weasel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snappe pulls his head out easily.
The Great Weasel tries to get to full guard but Snappe has control of the leg.
The Great Weasel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snappe content to control rather than advance.
The Great Weasel wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Snappe 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sizzle Snappe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Great Weasel with a poor takedown
so Snappe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sizzle Snappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck The Great Weasel.
The Great Weasel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Snappe wanted to stand there but The Great Weasel had control of the position.
The Great Weasel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Great Weasel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Great Weasel is trying to hold Snappe in close to prevent damage but Snappe has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snappe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Snappe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snappe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snappe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Snappe stops The Great Weasel from getting back to his feet.
The Great Weasel looking for submissions off his back.
The Great Weasel trying to control but Snappe postures up.
The Great Weasel wants to improve his position but Snappe is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snappe doesn't manage to clinch there - The Great Weasel circles away.
The Great Weasel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snappe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snappe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snappe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Great Weasel is keeping the position for now.
The Great Weasel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Great Weasel working for submissions but it's allowed Snappe to get to half guard.
Snappe controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel tries to get to full guard but Snappe has control of the leg.
The Great Weasel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Snappe working The Great Weasel over with strikes.
The Great Weasel looking for submissions off his back.
The Great Weasel actively working from the bottom here.
The Great Weasel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Great Weasel won't allow Snappe to pass to mount.
The Great Weasel wants to improve his position but Snappe is controlling well.
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.
Snappe working The Great Weasel over with strikes.
Snappe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Great Weasel tries to roll over but Snappe keeps him under control.
Snappe not doing much here.
The Great Weasel wants to sweep but Snappe has passed to side control!
The Great Weasel tries to buck Snappe off but Snappe is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on The Great Weasel's face as Snappe controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is trying to improve his position.
The Great Weasel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Great Weasel tries to buck Snappe off but Snappe is having none of it.
The Great Weasel is trying to control Snappe's posture but Snappe avoids it.
Snappe stands up and beckons The Great Weasel to his feet.
Snappe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great Weasel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snappe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snappe is nestled in close to The Great Weasel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snappe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Snappe uses his free foot to push down on The Great Weasel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Great Weasel.
Snappe landing strikes from the mount.
The Great Weasel is looking to improve his position but Snappe isn't that keen on the idea.
The Great Weasel wants to hold on but Snappe pushes him away.
The Great Weasel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snappe kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Snappe cracks The Great Weasel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sizzle Snappe had his way with Buck The Great Weasel in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Snappe lands a high kick!
Snappe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Great Weasel!
The Great Weasel regains half guard.
The Great Weasel is pressing down on Snappe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snappe trying to control but The Great Weasel is working from the bottom.
Snappe sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Great Weasel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Snappe is in close to The Great Weasel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Snappe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snappe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Great Weasel wants to sweep here but Snappe controlling him for the moment.
Snappe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Great Weasel's guard.
The Great Weasel has hold of Snappe's hands but Snappe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snappe is trying to control the action in half guard but The Great Weasel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snappe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Great Weasel is squirming around, avoiding Snappe's attempts to control the action.
The Great Weasel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snappe prevents The Great Weasel from getting the reversal.
The Great Weasel wants to control but Snappe is having none of it.
Snappe landing shots from mount.
Snappe wants to control the pace but The Great Weasel is squirming around nicely.
The Great Weasel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Great Weasel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but The Great Weasel is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel working for a triangle but Snappe defends it easily.
The Great Weasel keeping moving, preventing Snappe from controlling successfully.
Snappe stopping the sweep attempt from The Great Weasel.
The Great Weasel has his foot on Snappe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snappe works his way back into a safe position though.
The Great Weasel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snappe trying to control but The Great Weasel is working from the bottom.
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.
The Great Weasel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snappe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Snappe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snappe lands a couple of elbows.
The Great Weasel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snappe trying to control but The Great Weasel is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sizzle Snappe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snappe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sizzle Snappe!
Sizzle Snappe retains his welterweight title!
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