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OG 8: Crane Man PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A frustrated look appears on OReily's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to OReily's face.
It looks like Ryan OReily has been cut.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
OReily drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OReily misses with a knee to the head.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Silva.
OReily dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReily controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OReily drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OReily jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OReily on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but OReily is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as OReily controls the pace.
OReily wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan OReily wasn't active enough on the ground.
OReily dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on OReily's head and hops out.
OReily shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed OReily's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan OReily.
OReily shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. OReily gets slowly back to his feet.
OReily shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but OReily shrugs it off.
Silva closes the distance and pushes OReily back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Silva.
OReily with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
OReily looks gassed!
OReily feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but OReily is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
OReily working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReily throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in OReily's guard. Nice move by Silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OReily is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
OReily escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of OReily is proving hard to escape from.
OReily working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is sitting in close to OReily's body. OReily has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by OReily.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan OReily!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marian Czikago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Reis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marian Czikago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Reis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis gets tackled into the cage by Czikago. Czikago maintains the clinch.
Czikago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Czikago throws the left hand but Reis avoids the punch easily.
Czikago has closed the distance and engaged Reis in a clinch.
Czikago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Czikago sprawls well. Czikago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reis gets slowly back to his feet.
Czikago rushes Reis and presses him up against the cage.
Czikago breaks the clinch.
Czikago throws a big shot that misses.
Marian Czikago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czikago throws a hook to the side of Reis's head but Reis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Czikago.
Czikago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Czikago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Czikago moves into the clinch.
Czikago manages to break the clinch.
Reis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Czikago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reis somewhat.
Czikago misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Reis staying out of range there.
Reis slips under a jab from Czikago.
Reis slips a straight right by Czikago.
Reis looks for a takedown but Czikago sprawls well.
Marian Czikago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Reis.
Czikago has closed the distance and engaged Reis in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to pull guard but Czikago holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet.
Czikago manages to break the clinch.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Czikago.
Reis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Czikago.
Czikago misses with a looping left.
Czikago misses with a looping right.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Czikago misses with a looping right.
Czikago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reis.
Czikago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the cage.
Reis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Czikago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Czikago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marian Czikago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Czikago closes the distance and pushes Reis back into the cage.
Czikago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Czikago throws a hook but Reis avoids it easily.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reis shoots in for a double leg but Czikago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
Reis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Czikago sprawls well. Czikago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reis gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Czikago. No joy for Reis on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Czikago.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt - Czikago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Czikago looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis looks for a takedown but Czikago sprawls well.
Reis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Czikago.
Czikago darts in and clinches Reis up against the cage.
Czikago breaks from the clinch.
Czikago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Czikago wants it to stay on the feet.
Czikago scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Julian Reis has been cut.
Reis slips under a jab.
Reis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czikago is fending him off so far but Reis persists. Nope, Czikago circles away and we're back to standing.
Czikago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Czikago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Czikago throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
Reis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Czikago is breathing heavily.
Czikago moves into the clinch.
Czikago pushes Reis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czikago manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
Czikago rushes Reis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Czikago.
Reis jumps guard but Czikago stands there with Reis around his waist. Reis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Czikago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Czikago closes the distance and clinches.
Czikago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Czikago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reis fails to pull guard.
A short right from Czikago on the inside.
Czikago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Czikago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reis somewhat.
Czikago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Reis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Czikago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Czikago lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czikago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis blocks a jab.
Reis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Czikago.
Czikago takes the fight into the clinch.
Czikago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Czikago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czikago is fending him off so far but Reis persists. Nope, Czikago circles away and we're back to standing.
Czikago misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Czikago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Czikago misses.
Czikago throws a hook but Reis avoids it easily.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Czikago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Czikago wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Czikago's waist but Czikago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reis off to one side.
A cross from Czikago lands.
Czikago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Czikago wants it to stay on the feet.
Czikago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Czikago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Czikago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Reis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Czikago throws a hook to the side of Reis's head but Reis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Czikago misses with a right hand
and Reis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Czikago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Czikago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Czikago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Czikago breaks from the clinch.
Czikago misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Czikago misses with a looping right.
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Czikago.
Czikago closes the distance and clinches.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reis tries to pull guard but Czikago won't allow it.
Marian Czikago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Reis.
Reis tries to pull guard but Czikago won't allow it.
Reis jumps guard.
Reis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Czikago's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Czikago wants to stand and escape but Reis is having none of it.
Czikago can't keep his opponent in guard - Reis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czikago is defending against the submission attempts here by Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Czikago is just riding it out for now. Reis eventually gives up the hold.
Reis is looking for a kimura but Czikago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reis to get the leverage.
Czikago wants to get back to his feet.
Reis seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reis tries to pass to full mount but Czikago defends it.
Reis is looking for a kimura here.
Reis maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Czikago could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Reis has cracked it and Czikago is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Reis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julian Reis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Robert Sylvia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sylvia shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sylvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sylvia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alves has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves is standing up over Sylvia. Sylvia looks to escape but Alves dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Alves stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves prevents Sylvia from escaping the position.
Alves decides to stand back up.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sylvia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Sylvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sylvia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Sylvia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sylvia.
Alves pushes Sylvia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylvia counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves pushes Sylvia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sylvia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sylvia trying to work for an americana but Alves has managed to regain full guard.
Alves kicks Sylvia off and gets to his feet.
Alves misses with a combination
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alves kicks off Sylvia and gets to his feet.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sylvia counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sylvia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alves looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alves looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alves!
Alves throws an elbow but Sylvia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sylvia wants to get back to his feet.
Alves has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Sylvia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sylvia wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Alves uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Alves pushes Sylvia off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Alves misses
and Sylvia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
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!
Alves has his feet on Sylvia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Sylvia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alves pushes Sylvia off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves misses with a combination
and Sylvia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sylvia 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.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sylvia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sylvia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Sylvia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sylvia is working for an americana but Alves has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Sylvia was thinking about the submission.
Alves wriggles free and stands up.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Sylvia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves kicks off Sylvia and gets to his feet.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Sylvia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Sylvia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves keeping full guard, as Sylvia tries to pass.
Alves is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sylvia is trying to stall.
Sylvia keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia breaks the clinch.
Robert Sylvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sylvia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sylvia is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sylvia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sylvia.
Alves won't allow Sylvia to pass to mount.
Sylvia wants to stand up but Alves has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alves kicks Sylvia off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sylvia shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Sylvia counters with a takedown into side control.
Sylvia working the strikes but Alves uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alves makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylvia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Sylvia is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Robert Sylvia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves wriggles free and stands up.
Alves tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sylvia somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Sylvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sylvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sylvia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sylvia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sylvia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sylvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Alves is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sylvia unloads with some shots from mount but Alves bucks and avoids them well.
Alves somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Sylvia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alves has his feet on Sylvia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sylvia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves has his feet on Sylvia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sylvia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sylvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Alves is trying to stand up.
Sylvia unloads with some shots from mount but Alves bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sylvia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sylvia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alves is on top in guard.
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!
Sylvia is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sylvia, up you get!
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
Alves explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sylvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Sylvia misses with a head shot.
Sylvia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sylvia throwing strikes here but Alves is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sylvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Alves is in a horrible position here. Sylvia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sylvia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves stops Sylvia from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sylvia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sylvia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sylvia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boans has chosen Walk by Pantera as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boans eats them both and turns towards Chuteboxe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jon Boans has been cut.
Boans dodges the punch combination from Chuteboxe.
Boans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chuteboxe tries a head kick but it misses.
Chuteboxe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuteboxe stalks Boans and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boans's face. Boans staggers backwards, shaken.
Boans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chuteboxe defends it nicely.
Boans throws a poor cross that misses
and Chuteboxe counters with a one-two to the body.
Boans fails to land the takedown.
Boans looking to score a takedown here. Chuteboxe is defending well but Boans drives through and ends up in Chuteboxe's guard.
Chuteboxe wants to stand up but Boans is controlling him.
Boans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boans trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuteboxe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuteboxe wants to stand up but Boans is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans tries to stand but Chuteboxe is controlling from the bottom.
Boans throws and elbow that misses. Chuteboxe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boans's guard. Nice move by Chuteboxe!
Boans wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chuteboxe stops Boans from standing up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jon Boans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boans closes the distance and clinches up with Chuteboxe, looking for a takedown. Boans pushes Chuteboxe against the cage but Chuteboxe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Philippe Chuteboxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Boans.
Boans looks gassed!
Boans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chuteboxe throws a series of punches but Boans avoids them all with ease.
Chuteboxe throws a nice looking combination but Boans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuteboxe connects with a nice looking jab.
Boans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Chuteboxe scores with a four punch combination!
Boans shoots in but no luck this time.
Boans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chuteboxe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chuteboxe throws a head kick that Boans semi-blocks.
Chuteboxe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chuteboxe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boans back to the cage. Chuteboxe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boans slips a jab and a cross from Chuteboxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chuteboxe tests Boans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chuteboxe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chuteboxe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boans takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chuteboxe lands a head kick. Boans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chuteboxe. Boans shrugs it off though.
Chuteboxe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boans is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chuteboxe lands with a kick to the temple. Boans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chuteboxe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chuteboxe as he jumps to the side.
Chuteboxe scores with a nice head shot.
Chuteboxe lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boans misses with a double jab
and Chuteboxe counters with a head kick.
Chuteboxe throws a sloppy head kick
and Boans counters with a single leg into guard. Chuteboxe didn't expect that.
Boans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boans wants to pass the guard but Chuteboxe is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philippe Chuteboxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Boans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuteboxe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boans shoots in looking for a takedown but Chuteboxe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boans cracks Chuteboxe with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Chuteboxe does no damage.
A jab from Chuteboxe does it's job there.
Boans tries to clinch up but Chuteboxe circles away and keeps his distance.
Boans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boans has Chuteboxe pressed against the cage, preventing Chuteboxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boans breaks from the clinch.
Chuteboxe throws a head kick but Boans moves out of range.
Boans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chuteboxe to the mat! Chuteboxe manages to get full guard.
Boans stops Chuteboxe from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chuteboxe being controlled here, momentarily.
Boans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Philippe Chuteboxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Philippe Chuteboxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Boans.
Chuteboxe swinging wildly here.
Chuteboxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Boans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Philippe Chuteboxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boans darts in and clinches Chuteboxe up against the cage.
Chuteboxe tries to break free but Boans pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boans tries to pull guard but Chuteboxe won't allow it.
Boans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boans goes for a takedown attempt but Chuteboxe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chuteboxe lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuteboxe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chuteboxe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chuteboxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boans showed some decent athleticism there.
Chuteboxe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boans gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chuteboxe on his heels. He'll look to pass Chuteboxe's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boans cracks Chuteboxe with a solid left hand.
Boans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boans showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boans drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chuteboxe dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boans is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Boans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Boans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chuteboxe misses with a few strikes there.
Chuteboxe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chuteboxe.
Boans stalks Chuteboxe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chuteboxe's face. Chuteboxe staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Philippe Chuteboxe has been cut.
Boans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boans throws a big right hand that misses.
Boans scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boans wants to control from the top but Chuteboxe keeps moving.
Boans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chuteboxe is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans stays in close to Chuteboxe's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Boans was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boans shoots in but no luck this time.
Chuteboxe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chuteboxe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chuteboxe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boans feints and as Chuteboxe raises his hands in defense, Boans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chuteboxe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boans looking to sit in guard and control but Chuteboxe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chuteboxe tries to stand but Boans is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boans wants to sweep here but Chuteboxe controlling him for the moment.
Chuteboxe is looking to stand up but Boans won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boans dives in and scores a takedown into Chuteboxe's guard.
Boans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jon Boans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chuteboxe, up you get!
Boans blocks a head kick by Chuteboxe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chuteboxe. Boans shrugs it off though.
Boans fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuteboxe leaves Boans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Philippe Chuteboxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Boans.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Boans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boans 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Boans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair La Ahad (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
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, Altair La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Thor counter with a right hand.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor lands a head kick. La Ahad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Thor works La Ahad's body with a nice hook.
La Ahad tries to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad looks to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Altair La Ahad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Thor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Thor lands but La Ahad takes it in his stride.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor counters with a low kick, right behind La Ahad 's knee.
Altair La Ahad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thor!
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor lands a high kick!
La Ahad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thor.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a head kick.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and La Ahad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of La Ahad's head.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Thor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a left to the body.
Thor is looking to wear down La Ahad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thor Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
La Ahad tries to clinch
and Thor counters with a right hand to the body.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
La Ahad avoids the head kick by Thor.
Thor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad rushes Thor and presses him up against the cage.
Thor is trying to push La Ahad away but La Ahad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Ahad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thor smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. La Ahad really felt that one!
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by La Ahad.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick from Thor lands but La Ahad takes it in his stride.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad looks to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Thor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends?. Huber has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Huber!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber has a takedown stuffed.
Bman tries to clinch but Huber moves away
and Huber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Huber shoots in but no luck this time.
Huber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bman wants to stand up but Huber is controlling him.
Huber wants to control from the top but Bman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber stands and steps away. Bman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bman wants to clinch up but Huber keeps it at a distance.
Huber dives in and scores a takedown into Bman's guard.
Huber wants to control from the top but Bman keeps moving.
Huber tries to free his leg and advance position but Bman is retaining full guard.
Huber stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bman has Huber up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Bman is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Huber.
Huber goes for a takedown attempt but Bman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huber looks gassed!
Huber has a takedown stuffed.
Bman drives through and clinches with Huber against the cage.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Huber is blocking nicely.
Huber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huber's face.
Huber has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.
Huber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Huber takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman misses with a knee strike.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Huber is blocking nicely.
Bman just leaning against Huber, taking a breather.
Huber tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Bman gets underhooks to prevent Huber's takedown attempt.
Bman stalling in the clinch but Huber improves position.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huber misses with the head strike.
Bman misses with a knee strike.
Bman is trying to stall.
Huber looking for a takedown.
Huber avoiding damage as Bman throws knees to the body.
Bman misses with an elbow over the top.
Huber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
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.
Huber has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but Huber gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Huber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huber.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.
Bman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huber avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Huber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huber.
Huber tries for a takedown but Bman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huber moves to clinch but Bman breaks away
and Bman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bman tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Huber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huber somewhat.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Huber.
Bman connects with an inside leg kick.
Bman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bman has closed the distance and engaged Huber in a clinch.
Huber wants a takedown.
Bman working Huber over with knees to the body.
Huber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bman trying to control the position but instead, Huber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bman into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huber's defenses.
Bman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bman has Huber pushed against the cage.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Huber won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
Huber breaks the clinch.
Bman misses with a wild combination.
Bman tries to clinch up.
Bman tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Bman moves out of range of the leg kick from Huber.
Bman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huber jumps guard but Bman stands there with Huber around his waist. Huber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but Huber avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Huber.
Huber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huber blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman tries to stall but Huber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Huber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bman smiles and moves away.
Huber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bman lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries to close the distance and clinch but Huber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bman as he avoids it easily.
Bman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huber eats them both and turns towards Bman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice body kick from Bman.
Bman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cody Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huber fails to land the takedown.
Bman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huber.
Bman tries to clinch but Huber is having none of it.
Bumble Bman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huber as Bman tries to tie him up.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huber avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huber tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Huber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Huber can't get the takedown.
Bman working Huber over with knees to the body.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huber fails to pull guard.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bman lands an elbow just above Huber 's eye.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but Huber gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Huber fails to pull guard.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huber avoids it.
Huber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick
and Bman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huber is trying to break the clinch but Bman is controlling him.
Huber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bumble Bman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bman darts in and clinches Huber up against the cage.
Huber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huber wants a takedown but no success here.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bman has Huber pushed against the cage.
Huber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Huber.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huber blocks it with crossed arms.
Huber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bman prevents it.
Bman trying to stall but Huber improves his position.
Bman stops a takedown attempt from Huber.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Huber looking for a takedown.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huber has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Huber being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huber avoiding damage as Bman throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Huber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huber up against the cage.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huber is defending well for now.
Huber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Huber looking to pass the guard.
Huber is pushing down on Bman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bman is fighting to maintain full guard but Huber has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bman trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber winds up and cracks Bman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bman is looking for a sweep. Huber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Huber wants to free his trapped foot but Bman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bman is staying active underneath Huber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bman has one foot on Huber's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Huber shoots in looking for a takedown but Bman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bman on his heels. He'll look to pass Bman's guard now, I'm sure.
Bman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huber tries to roll over but Bman keeps him under control.
Huber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bman is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bumble Bman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Portishead - Roads as his entrance music. Leland Palmer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matheus Dutra's chin.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palmer as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dutra.
Dutra shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dutra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Dutra out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leland Palmer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the cage accompanied by captain jack sparrow. Renato Sobral could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Arona's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arona.
Sobral fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arona to the ground. Sobral is now in Arona's guard.
Arona is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sobral drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arona dives on top into guard.
Arona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sobral controls Arona momentarily but Arona frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Arona wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Arona is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Sobral is looking for submissions but instead, Arona has regained full guard.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sobral is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Arona is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Arona has escaped and now he's on top!
Arona stands and throws Sobral's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Arona moves into full mount!
Sobral gets back to half guard.
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 Renato Sobral will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobral napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sobral manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Arona stalling.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but Arona has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Sobral wants to improve his position but Arona is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arona is trying to control. Sobral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Arona.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt
and Arona counters with a thumping low kick.
Sobral shoots and misses
and Arona counters with a big head kick but Sobral shrugs it off.
Sobral with a poor takedown
and Arona counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arona misses with a body punch.
Sobral goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arona prevents it.
Arona pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Arona is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
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.
Arona punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arona manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sobral has Arona in his guard.
Arona tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobral is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Arona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arona tries for a takedown but Sobral circles away easily
and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arona is refusing to be controlled, as Sobral sits in half guard.
Arona trying to control but Sobral postures up.
Arona is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Sobral looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Renato Sobral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobral is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Arona still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Arona has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arona gets to mount! Sobral was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sobral regains half guard.
Arona is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arona is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Arona wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sobral closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arona to the mat! Arona manages to get full guard.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sobral clearly takes that round.
That's time! Sobral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sobral shoots and misses
and Arona counters with a shoot takedown. Sobral fights it but they end up in guard.
Sobral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arona's guard.
Arona working a defensive guard but Sobral passes into half guard.
Arona wants to improve his position but Sobral is controlling well.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but Arona is working away.
Sobral is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Sobral 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arona actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral is keen to just control but Arona is a slippery customer.
Sobral content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arona defends it well.
Sobral is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arona has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arona manages to get to full guard.
Sobral is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sobral is defending well. Arona quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sobral has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Arona celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Arona!
Ricardo Arona is the new light heavyweight champion!
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pop
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