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No Exit FC: Gabriel v. Amade PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estefan Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazaar comes into the arena with Ton of Bricks blaring out of the sound system. Antonio Salazaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
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, Estefan Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaar misses with a double jab
and Lopes counters with a straight right hand.
Lopes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salazaar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazaar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Salazaar blocks the low kick.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combo that has Salazaar backing up. Salazaar nods at Lopes to acknowledge the strikes.
Antonio Salazaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazaar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopes's waist but Lopes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazaar off to one side.
Salazaar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaar jabs Lopes right on the nose. Lopes blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Estefan Lopes has been cut.
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazaar thinking.
Lopes misses with a low kick.
Salazaar throws a right hand that misses
and Lopes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar misses with a body shot.
Lopes scores with a jab to the body.
Salazaar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopes counters with a two punch combo.
Lopes feints a jab promting Salazaar to slip. Lopes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salazaar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salazaar moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopes.
Lopes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salazaar misses with a combination
and Lopes counters with a two punch combo.
Lopes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Salazaar tries to clinch but Lopes moves out of range.
Salazaar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salazaar shoots in but no luck this time.
Salazaar misses with a left hand
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopes needs to keep his hands up - Salazaar had a free shot at his head there.
Salazaar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazaar misses with a low kick.
Salazaar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Estefan Lopes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salazaar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters with a left to the body.
Lopes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Salazaar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopes avoids it really well and circles away.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar misses with a hook
and Lopes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazaar checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes connects with a looping right hand.
Lopes leaves Salazaar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopes checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice combination there by Lopes.
Lopes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopes tries to score with a low kick but Salazaar moves his leg out of the way.
Salazaar misses with a body shot
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salazaar eats them both and turns towards Lopes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazaar tries to clinch but Lopes moves away
and Lopes counters with a left to the body.
Salazaar misses with a body shot
and Lopes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazaar thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopes misses with a leg kick.
Salazaar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salazaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopes misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salazaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salazaar has a takedown stuffed.
Salazaar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopes counters with a three punch combo that has Salazaar backing up. Salazaar nods at Lopes to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salazaar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a nice body shot.
Salazaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopes throws a series of punches but Salazaar moves out of range.
Salazaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Antonio Salazaar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Estefan Lopes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salazaar misses with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazaar thinking.
Salazaar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Estefan Lopes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazaar wants to clinch up but Lopes keeps it at a distance.
Salazaar misses with a hook
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopes counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopes misses with a low kick.
Salazaar throws a right hand that misses
and Lopes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salazaar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lopes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salazaar's head backwards.
Salazaar misses with a hook
and Lopes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazaar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopes counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopes misses with a low kick.
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salazaar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salazaar misses with a combination
and Lopes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salazaar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salazaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salazaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopes scores with a three punch combo!
Salazaar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopes misses with a low kick.
Lopes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salazaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopes counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salazaar misses with a shot to the body
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazaar misses with a combination
and Lopes counters with a straight right hand.
Salazaar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopes as he avoids it easily.
Salazaar dives in and grabs Lopes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopes pushes down on Salazaar's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salazaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lopes to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopes works over Salazaar's head and body with a nice combination.
Salazaar throws a right hand that misses
and Lopes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazaar thinking.
Lopes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar throws a right hand that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combo that has Salazaar backing up. Salazaar nods at Lopes to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Salazaar misses
and Lopes counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lopes.
Lopes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salazaar backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Lopes.
Salazaar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salazaar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar misses with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salazaar wants to slow Lopes down by chopping away at his legs.
Salazaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salazaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopes counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopes duly obliges.
Salazaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salazaar misses with a left hand
and Lopes counters with a series of strikes. Salazaar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a two punch combo.
Salazaar tries to clinch but Lopes moves away
letting Lopes counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salazaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salazaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salazaar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Lopes.
A leg kick checked by Salazaar.
Salazaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That has opened up Estefan Lopes's cut even more.
Salazaar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar misses with an uppercut
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salazaar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Estefan Lopes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazaar misses with a hook
and Lopes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopes circles away.
Salazaar misses with a right hand
enabling Lopes to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazaar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopes counters with a nice uppercut.
Salazaar fails with the takedown.
Lopes throws a right and a left that Salazaar avoids nicely.
Lopes scores with a jab to the head.
Lopes misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaar misses the body punch
letting Lopes counter with a right hand.
Salazaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazaar misses with an uppercut
and Lopes counters with a three punch combo that has Salazaar backing up. Salazaar nods at Lopes to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salazaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Salazaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopes counters with a two punch combo.
Salazaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salazaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar throws a right hand that misses
and Lopes counters with a two punch combo.
Salazaar misses with a double jab
and Lopes counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazaar throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salazaar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Lopes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salazaar misses with a hook
and Lopes counters with a three punch combo that has Salazaar backing up. Salazaar nods at Lopes to acknowledge the strikes.
Salazaar misses with a right hand
and Lopes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Antonio Salazaar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Lopes blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopes swings for the body but Salazaar moves out of range.
Lopes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Lopes misses.
Salazaar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Lopes coming out on top.
Lopes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazaar.
Lopes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopes blocks a low kick nicely.
Salazaar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazaar has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazaar at a distance.
Lopes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salazaar backs up against the cage.
Salazaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopes counters with a nice body shot.
Lopes lands with a cross.
Salazaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazaar misses the shot to the body.
Estefan Lopes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopes throws a leg kick but Salazaar checks it.
Salazaar throws a combination that misses
and Lopes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salazaar's head backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopes blocks the leg kick.
Salazaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four 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.
Lopes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salazaar. Salazaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salazaar throws a combination that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopes counters with a left to the body.
Lopes throws a series of punches but Salazaar avoids them all with ease.
Lopes avoids the body shot from Salazaar.
Salazaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazaar misses with a hook to the body
and Lopes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazaar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazaar defending well as Lopes loads up on a big left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salazaar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopes counters with a left to the body.
Salazaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopes finds it's way round the side to connect with Salazaar's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estefan Lopes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salazaar 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Looka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Samosvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samosvat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stormchild - Mechanical Poet. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Looka!
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, Maxim Samosvat!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samosvat throws out the jab.
Samosvat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Looka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samosvat!
Looka swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Looka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Bryan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good misses with a leg kick
and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bryan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Good defends it well.
Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryan on the ground.
Bryan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bryan landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Good really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bryan lands with some strikes.
Bryan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Good hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Good has left one of his arms exposed and Bryan doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Good screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erick Bryan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Dracon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Artilheiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artilheiro has chosen apaga mais não bate as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amir Dracon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Artilheiro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artilheiro tries to clinch there but Dracon circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dracon.
Dracon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artilheiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artilheiro swings widly with a right hand
and Dracon counters with a head kick that drops Artilheiro to the mat! Artilheiro scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Artilheiro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Dracon.
Artilheiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Dracon finish him?
Artilheiro looks gassed!
Dracon grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Artilheiro takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Dracon cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Amir Dracon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mangdu Rugas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ou comes into the arena with Advance On blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mangdu Rugas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugas misses with a double jab
and Ou counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rugas! Ou lets Rugas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Mangdu Rugas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rugas misses with a combination
and Ou counters with a huge right that knocks Rugas out cold! Ou is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Ou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Almeida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida throws a right hand that misses
and Men counters with a big head kick but Almeida shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Men throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Almeida is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haku Men!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Selhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Selhorst!
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, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Selhorst sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bennett somewhat.
Selhorst tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Selhorst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selhorst closes the distance but Bennett moves to the side
and Bennett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Selhorst won't be happy with that.
Selhorst wants to get back to his feet but Bennett drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selhorst takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Cesar Selhorst has been cut.
Selhorst parries the strikes from Bennett easily there. Bennett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Selhorst to escape.
Bennett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Selhorst some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Selhorst looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bennett turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bennett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Kamphius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes to the cage accompanied by Do you really want to hurt me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good knees
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Kamphius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamphius shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamphius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pinto is not content to let Kamphius control the position.
Kamphius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pinto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pinto is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto looks to move to half guard but instead Kamphius has passed into mount! Damn!
Kamphius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamphius wants to control the pace but Pinto is squirming around nicely.
Pinto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamphius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamphius's back!
Pinto cracks Kamphius with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kamphius from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Kamphius breaks Pinto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pinto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kamphius manages to get himself to full guard.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Kamphius is keeping the position.
Kamphius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto slips nicely into half guard.
Pinto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kamphius!
Pinto tries to control but Kamphius wriggling away.
Kamphius can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking to control but Kamphius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinto landing shots from mount.
Pinto controlling the position easily from mount.
Kamphius wants to control but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto looking to control but Kamphius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamphius prevents Pinto from taking his back.
Kamphius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamphius tries to hold on but Pinto pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Pinto.
Kamphius is desperately trying to improve his position but Pinto has a good base and remains in mount.
Pinto is landing with some decent strikes but Kamphius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big strike lands for Pinto! That's really hurt Kamphius and he's turned his back - Pinto keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Pinto jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diogo Pinto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Sotomayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotomayor has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jere Ruutikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Sotomayor!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutikainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sotomayor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruutikainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sotomayor misses with a takedown
and Ruutikainen counters with a series of strikes. Sotomayor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruutikainen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sotomayor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sotomayor being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruutikainen tries to stand but Sotomayor is controlling from the bottom.
Ruutikainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotomayor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruutikainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jere Ruutikainen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sotomayor tries to sprawl but Ruutikainen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sotomayor wants to improve his position but Ruutikainen is controlling well.
Sotomayor trying to control but Ruutikainen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotomayor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ruutikainen pulls his head out easily.
Ruutikainen is taking a breather. Sotomayor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ruutikainen is looking to take a break and control but Sotomayor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sotomayor wants to get back to full guard.
Ruutikainen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sotomayor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sotomayor is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruutikainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sotomayor is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruutikainen has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ruutikainen lands with some strikes.
Ruutikainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sotomayor is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruutikainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruutikainen unloading with bombs!
Sotomayor is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sotomayor is rocked!
Ruutikainen content just to control the position here.
Sotomayor is still in real trouble! Can Ruutikainen finish him?
Ruutikainen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sotomayor is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruutikainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Sotomayor seems to have recovered his senses.
Sotomayor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruutikainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sotomayor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sotomayor's face.
Ruutikainen prevents Sotomayor from getting the reversal.
Ruutikainen controlling from the full mount.
Sotomayor tries to lock up and control but Ruutikainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruutikainen trying to control but Sotomayor is having none of it.
Sotomayor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruutikainen controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotomayor is looking to get to half guard.
Ruutikainen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Ruutikainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sotomayor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruutikainen trying to control from the bottom.
Sotomayor is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ruutikainen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ruutikainen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ruutikainen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ruutikainen gets a double leg takedown into Sotomayor's guard.
Ruutikainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ruutikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotomayor is retaining full guard.
Jere Ruutikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sotomayor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruutikainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotomayor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sotomayor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ruutikainen sees it coming and defends easily.
Sotomayor is just content to waste time from the top position. Ruutikainen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sotomayor is breathing heavily.
Sotomayor trying to control but Ruutikainen is working from the bottom.
Sotomayor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruutikainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sotomayor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ruutikainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ruutikainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ruutikainen!
Sotomayor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruutikainen scores with punches from side control.
Sotomayor can't do much from the bottom here.
Sotomayor is looking to regain half guard here but Ruutikainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sotomayor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruutikainen controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Sotomayor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruutikainen controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor struggling a bit here.
Sotomayor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruutikainen is keen to just control but Sotomayor is a slippery customer.
Ruutikainen wants to stand but Sotomayor has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sotomayor is looking for a sweep. Ruutikainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sotomayor is in trouble now - Ruutikainen has advanced to mount!
Sotomayor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sotomayor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ruutikainen wants to control the pace but Sotomayor is squirming around nicely.
Ruutikainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor tries to hold on but Ruutikainen postures up.
Ruutikainen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sotomayor tries to lock up and control but Ruutikainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sotomayor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sotomayor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruutikainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sotomayor gets back to full guard.
Ruutikainen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sotomayor gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jere Ruutikainen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sotomayor takes one to the chin there.
Sotomayor has his takedown stuffed
and Ruutikainen counters with a three punch combo that has Sotomayor backing up. Sotomayor nods at Ruutikainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruutikainen clinches.
Sotomayor is pressed up against the cage. Ruutikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sotomayor down to the mat. Sotomayor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruutikainen 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.
Ruutikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotomayor is retaining full guard.
Ruutikainen trying to control but Sotomayor is working from the bottom.
Ruutikainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sotomayor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruutikainen has managed to get both his arms back between Sotomayor's legs - danger averted.
Sotomayor looking to control.
Sotomayor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruutikainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sotomayor is trying to keep Ruutikainen in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen trying to control but Sotomayor is working from the bottom.
Sotomayor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotomayor pushes a forearm under Ruutikainen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ruutikainen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Sotomayor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break me Out . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Gabriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Amade!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amade sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gabriel lands with a punch from half guard.
Amade is defending against the submission attempts here by Gabriel.
Gabriel decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Amade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gabriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to clinch
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre Amade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabriel wants to clinch but Amade slips to the side
and Amade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Amade misses
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabriel stays in close to Amade's body and controls the position.
Gabriel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Amade for as long as he can get away with.
Gabriel trying to control but Amade is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wanted to stand there but Amade had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardinho Gabriel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gabriel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Amade on his heels. He'll look to pass Amade's guard now, I'm sure.
Amade looking to control.
Gabriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Amade is retaining full guard.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Amade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gabriel is controlling him.
Gabriel is standing up over Amade. Amade looks to escape but Gabriel dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gabriel moves into full mount!
Gabriel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gabriel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gabriel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amade throws a body kick the misses
so Gabriel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel preventing the sweep.
Amade keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Amade has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gabriel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a good low kick that Gabriel was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardinho Gabriel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gabriel fails with the takedown
and Amade counters with a leg kick.
Amade cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.
Gabriel moves to clinch but Amade breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ricardinho Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amade works Gabriel's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Ricardinho Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amade counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gabriel's sensitive parts.
Amade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabriel throws a sloppy body shot
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Amade throws a leg kick which misses Gabriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabriel tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Amade.
Amade connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ricardinho Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel has his takedown stuffed
and Amade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Amade.
A good leg kick by Amade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amade. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amade is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
Amade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Amade scores with a jab. Gabriel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gabriel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Gabriel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a good low kick that Gabriel was not able to check.
Amade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to clinch
and Amade counters with a thumping low kick.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and Amade counters with a nice body kick.
Amade cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.
Amade thuds his right hand into Gabriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Amade scores with a kick to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Amade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardinho Gabriel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Amade!
Gabriel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gabriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Amade feints and then cracks Gabriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gabriel down.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amade connects with a leg kick. Gabriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Amade circles away easily
and Amade finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amade. Amade obviously looking to wear him down.
Amade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amade. That one must have hurt.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.
Gabriel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a right hand that misses
and Amade counters with an outside leg kick.
Gabriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amade finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabriel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amade clobbers Gabriel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick
and Amade counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amade, right into the meat.
Gabriel throws a combination that misses
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Amade stuns Gabriel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gabriel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gabriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amade.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amade. Amade obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabriel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Amade connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amade.
Gabriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gabriel tries to clinch up
and Amade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amade.
Amade effectively controlling the action here.
Gabriel goes for a takedown attempt but Amade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.
Amade connects with a solid leg kick.
Gabriel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Amade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Amade really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardinho Gabriel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with a left to the body.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Amade misses.
Gabriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gabriel tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabriel throws a leg kick
and Amade counters with a low kick, right behind Gabriel 's knee.
Amade digs a good body shot into Gabriel's ribs.
Amade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gabriel.
Amade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Amade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gabriel if he has to take too many more of those.
Gabriel tries to clinch up
and Amade counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre Amade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Amade does it's job there.
Amade scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Gabriel with a poor takedown
and Amade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Amade counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Amade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amade lands an elbow that stopped Gabriel in his tracks for a moment.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amade just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amade lands a damaging elbow.
Gabriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Amade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gabriel is rocked!
Ricardinho Gabriel's cut is getting worse.
Amade lands an elbow just above Gabriel 's eye.
Oh Gabriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amade lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel blocks an elbow strike from Amade.
Amade lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gabriel to his knees! Amade keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Amade!
Andre Amade is the new lightweight champion!
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