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MCL 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Mendes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendes pulls guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mendes looking to control.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is really struggling to control Mendes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Mendes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Mendes!
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mendes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mendes working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Mendes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendes working Silva over with strikes.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is not content to let Mendes control the position.
It looks like Mendes is going to stand back up.
Mendes lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendes wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Mendes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Mendes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mendes wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Mendes stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendes.
Mendes successfully pulls guard.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working for a triangle but Mendes defends it easily.
Mendes is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Mendes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
Mendes is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva landing shots from mount.
Mendes wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mendes is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Mendes trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mendes controlling the action here for a moment.
Mendes jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva pushes down on Mendes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendes.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Mendes has managed to sweep!
Mendes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendes has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mendes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mendes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Mendes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luis Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Ormanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Fagundes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Ormanski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ormanski throws a right hand that Fagundes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagundes also avoids with ease.
Fagundes looks for a takedown but Ormanski sprawls well.
Ormanski clinches with his opponent.
Fagundes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ormanski's efforts to push away.
Fagundes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fagundes has Ormanski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ormanski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Fagundes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ormanski is trying to break free.
Ormanski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fagundes has double underhooks.
Fagundes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fagundes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Fagundes seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes trying to control from half guard but Ormanski is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ormanski is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renan Fagundes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fagundes walks into a stiff left hand from Ormanski.
It looks like Renan Fagundes has been cut.
Ormanski wants to clinch
and Fagundes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ormanski won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagundes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ormanski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fagundes trying to control the position but Ormanski is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ormanski, who protects the arm well.
Ormanski is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes decides to stand back up. Fagundes steps back and let's Ormanski get back to his feet.
Ormanski gets tackled into the cage by Fagundes. Fagundes maintains the clinch.
Come on Fagundes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ormanski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fagundes is keeping busy.
Fagundes tries to score a body lock takedown but Ormanski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fagundes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ormanski smiles and moves away.
Ormanski tries to clinch
and Fagundes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fagundes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ormanski avoids the damage to the body.
Fagundes manages to break the clinch.
Ormanski tries to clinch up
and Fagundes counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes scores a nice knee to the body.
Fagundes manages to break the clinch.
Ormanski throws a nice looking combination but Fagundes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ormanski moves into the clinch successfully.
Ormanski prevents the takedown attempt.
Ormanski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fagundes.
Fagundes is breathing heavily.
Fagundes is looking to break free of the clinch but Ormanski has double underhooks.
Ormanski tries to break free but Fagundes pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fagundes wants a takedown but no success here.
Ormanski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fagundes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renan Fagundes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan Fagundes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ormanski misses with a body shot.
Fagundes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ormanski's guard.
Fagundes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fagundes looking to sit in guard and control but Ormanski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fagundes is looking for a triangle but Ormanski pushes his legs off easily.
Fagundes has a closed guard, preventing Ormanski from standing up.
Fagundes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ormanski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ormanski is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fagundes throwing strikes here but Ormanski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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.
Ormanski is squirming around, avoiding Fagundes's attempts to control the action.
Fagundes unloads with some shots from mount but Ormanski bucks and avoids them well.
Fagundes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fagundes punching from mount but Ormanski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fagundes looking to control but Ormanski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ormanski is trying desperately to improve position.
Ormanski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fagundes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fagundes controlling his opponent.
Ormanski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fagundes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fagundes controlling from the full mount.
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.
Fagundes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Ormanski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fagundes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fagundes.
Ormanski is working an open guard so Fagundes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ormanski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fagundes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Fagundes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renan Fagundes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fagundes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fagundes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ormanski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fagundes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fagundes works his way into full mount!
Fagundes content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes looking to control but Ormanski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Ormanski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fagundes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tadeusz Ormanski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ormanski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fagundes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fagundes trying to control but Ormanski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes controlling from the full mount.
Fagundes misses with a head shot.
Renan Fagundes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ormanski is bucking up trying to escape but Fagundes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Fagundes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fagundes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Fagundes!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen MCL Highlights - It´s My Time as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Ortiz looking to stall.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ortiz lands a takedown into guard.
Ortiz stops Drago from standing up.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz prevents Drago from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz advances position into side control!
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Drago's temple.
Drago tries to escape but Ortiz is in control.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ortiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Drago pushes Ortiz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ortiz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ortiz is trying to get an arm triangle but Drago is defending well.
An elbow from Ortiz crashes against the mat.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
Drago is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Drago taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ortiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Drago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Ortiz crashes against the mat.
Drago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drago some visible discomfort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drago's guard now.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ortiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stops Drago from standing up.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Ortiz lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz drops Drago with a right and a left! Ortiz comes rushing in but Drago regains his composure and manages to keep Ortiz in guard.
Drago is rocked!
Ortiz trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drago's half guard.
Ortiz stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Drago won't allow it.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Drago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago is looking to escape.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drago is trying to stand.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but Drago is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Drago is working away.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Drago is defending the position.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Drago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz is working for a kimura but Drago is defending it quite comfortably.
Ortiz is pressing down on Drago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drago is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drago is trying to stand.
Ortiz working Drago over with strikes.
Drago is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Drago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drago's head.
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.
Drago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Drago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drago tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drago knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ortiz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drago is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
SergiO Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
Ortiz distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortiz is controlling him.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drago is looking to stand up but Ortiz isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Drago keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Ortiz won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four 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.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortiz is controlling him.
Ortiz trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Drago is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drago hang on?
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ortiz postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Drago in real trouble here! The ref calls for Drago to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Kozlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlaev has chosen Drago as his entrance music. Luis Fabiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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26
142 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Fabiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valeriy Kozlaev!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlaev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fabiano is trying to defend but Kozlaev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kozlaev controlling the action here.
Fabiano tries to kick Kozlaev off in order to stand up. Kozlaev Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Fabiano is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kozlaev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fabiano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fabiano tries to get out of the position.
Kozlaev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kozlaev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fabiano is avoiding damage well.
Kozlaev working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kozlaev.
Kozlaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kozlaev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fabiano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fabiano trying to remain calm as Kozlaev controls from the top position.
Kozlaev working the ground and pound from side control.
Kozlaev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kozlaev throws a strike aimed at the side of Fabiano's head but Fabiano avoids it well.
Kozlaev landing strikes.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
Kozlaev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fabiano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fabiano is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev cracks Fabiano with a big right hand but Fabiano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Fabiano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here as Kozlaev stalls from top position.
Kozlaev cracks Fabiano with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kozlaev immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fabiano is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kozlaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valeriy Kozlaev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radu Vrabiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vrabiuta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born to Be Wild. Bman has chosen Why can't we be friends? as his entrance music. Bumble Bman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radu Vrabiuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Vrabiuta is trying to force a seperation but Bman has the dominant position.
Vrabiuta throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
It looks like Radu Vrabiuta has been cut.
Bman avoiding damage.
Vrabiuta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrabiuta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Bman misses with a knee to the head.
Vrabiuta tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Vrabiuta is trying to push Bman away but Bman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vrabiuta tries to score a body lock takedown but Bman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrabiuta blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vrabiuta avoiding damage as Bman throws knees to the body.
Bman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vrabiuta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bman stalling the fight.
Vrabiuta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Bman misses with a knee strike.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
Bman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrabiuta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrabiuta being controlled against the cage.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vrabiuta.
Bman looks gassed!
Vrabiuta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vrabiuta is defending well for now.
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.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vrabiuta is defending well for now.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Vrabiuta blocks it.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Vrabiuta is blocking nicely.
Vrabiuta is trying to break the clinch but Bman is controlling him.
Vrabiuta is trying to stall.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrabiuta's efforts to push away.
Bman stalls.
Bman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrabiuta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but Vrabiuta gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Vrabiuta is trying to push Bman away but Bman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vrabiuta is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Vrabiuta wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Vrabiuta manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bman has Vrabiuta pressed against the cage, preventing Vrabiuta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrabiuta fails to pull guard.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrabiuta tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Vrabiuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Vrabiuta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bman taking a breather.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrabiuta's efforts to push away.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vrabiuta ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vrabiuta no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his 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.
Bman postures up.
Bman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bman stands up from Vrabiuta's guard - Bman perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vrabiuta throws a lazy head kick
and Bman moves into the clinch.
Bman stalling against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to pull guard but Bman holds him up against the cage and eventually Vrabiuta drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Radu Vrabiuta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vrabiuta gets tackled into the cage by Bman. Bman maintains the clinch.
Vrabiuta manages to break the clinch.
Vrabiuta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vrabiuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick by Vrabiuta misses
and Bman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bman smiles and moves away.
Bman gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrabiuta is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Vrabiuta tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Vrabiuta breaks from the clinch.
Vrabiuta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
Vrabiuta breaks the clinch.
Radu Vrabiuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrabiuta throws a sloppy head kick and Bman moves out of range easily.
Bman has managed to clinch.
Vrabiuta can't break the clinch.
Bman missing with knees to the body.
Vrabiuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bman rushes Vrabiuta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrabiuta.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bman is pushing Vrabiuta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bman is breathing heavily.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrabiuta blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrabiuta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bman misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrabiuta manages to break the clinch.
Vrabiuta throws a head kick that Bman semi-blocks.
Vrabiuta scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta closes the distance and pushes Bman back into the cage.
Vrabiuta working hard to break the clinch.
Vrabiuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrabiuta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vrabiuta.
Whack! Vrabiuta lands a heavy head kick that drops Bman. The ref tackles Vrabiuta to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bman was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Radu Vrabiuta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Boys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogeiro Picone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Boys has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Boys!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogeiro Picone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boys throws a series of punches but Picone avoids them all with ease.
Boys doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Picone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boys fails with the takedown
letting Picone counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boys breaks from the clinch.
Boys moves away from the strike by Picone.
Picone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Picone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boys forces Picone back against the cage and clinches.
Picone is trying to break the clinch but Boys is controlling him.
Boys manages to break the clinch.
Boys throws a sloppy head kick and Picone moves out of range easily.
Boys fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Picone, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boys pulls guard.
Boys tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picone wants to pass the guard but Boys is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Picone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Picone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boys. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boys keeping moving, preventing Picone from controlling successfully.
Boys has his feet on Picone's thighs here. He's pushed Picone off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Picone screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Boys!
Teddy Boys retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caeas Liege!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie wants to stand up but Liege is controlling him.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Liege is proving a slippery customer.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is looking to stand back up but Liege counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gracie.
Gracie trying to hold on to Liege's head to control him but Liege postures up.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Liege.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liege stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liege landing with the ground and pound.
Liege is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liege stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Liege presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Liege stands up from mount. Strange move.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Liege counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liege is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Liege decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liege successfully pulls guard.
Gracie trying to control but Liege is working from the bottom.
Liege has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control but Liege is working from the bottom.
Liege pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Liege is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liege working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Liege is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liege looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liege pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Liege.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liege is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Liege takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Liege is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Liege is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Liege has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Liege slows down the pace here.
Liege escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liege connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liege!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liege wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liege.
Liege moves into the clinch.
Liege lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liege breaks from the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Liege quickly recovers to half guard.
Liege manages to get to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Liege is working from the bottom.
Liege has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liege has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Liege gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Liege is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Liege gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liege's half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liege gets back to full guard.
Liege seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liege throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Liege lands a two punch combo.
Liege shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liege was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liege with good strikes from the mount here!
Liege raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Liege has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liege connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Liege looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liege in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Liege wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Liege manages to mount him!
Liege unloading with bombs!
Liege looking to isolate an arm here. Gracie doesn't see it coming and as Liege extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Liege!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caeas Liege!
Caeas Liege is the new welterweight champion!
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pop
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mgr
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