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Legion 26:Jane vs Riley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Danzig walks into a jab.
Danzig throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Danzig has managed to clinch.
Danzig keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig letting Gonzales take a breather here.
A short right from Danzig on the inside.
Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Danzig misses.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzig leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzales 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 one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gonzales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danzig is keeping the position for now.
Danzig is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
Danzig wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling the position.
Gonzales trying to control but Danzig is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kily Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to sprawl but Danzig drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Danzig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Danzig wants to pass the guard but Gonzales is defending well.
Gonzales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danzig.
Gonzales tries to kick Danzig off but Danzig keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Danzig passes to full mount!
Danzig is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gonzales has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gonzales!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig looking to control.
Danzig is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gonzales frees his head nicely. Oh but Danzig has switched to an armbar! Gonzales is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mac Danzig!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verdmont Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jp Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by So long and thanks for all the fish. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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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, Verdmont Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jp Flaim!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Flaim is just out of range.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jp Flaim has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flaim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Flaim moves out of range.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flaim counters with a shoot takedown. Bronson fights it but they end up in guard.
Flaim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bronson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flaim, into his guard.
Bronson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flaim's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim trying to keep a closed guard but Bronson is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jp Flaim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jab from Bronson.
Bronson drives through and clinches with Flaim against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim tries for a takedown but Bronson manages to get underhooks.
Flaim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Verdmont Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jp Flaim.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bronson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bronson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flaim wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flaim backwards.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verdmont Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jp Flaim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Flaim's body. Flaim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson cracks a nice hook into Flaim's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bronson.
Verdmont Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flaim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flaim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Flaim hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Verdmont Bronson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinson Meireles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinson Meireles!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meireles throws out a leg kick but Abieezer moves out of range and Meireles only half commits.
A punch combination from Meireles misses.
Abieezer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meireles sprawls well. Meireles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abieezer gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meireles. Abieezer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abieezer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meireles.
Abieezer shoots for a double leg takedown but Meireles sprawls well. He's pushed Abieezer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meireles misses with a looping right.
Meireles misses with a looping left.
Meireles thows a body shot but no joy.
Abieezer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meireles.
Meireles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abieezer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meireles to score with a decent uppercut.
Abieezer checks a low kick from Meireles.
Meireles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abieezer circles away quickly and effectively.
Meireles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abieezer slips under a jab from Meireles.
The fighters circling - Meireles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meireles throws a big shot that misses.
Abieezer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meireles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meireles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abieezer moves away.
Abieezer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meireles.
Meireles looks to land a left hand but Abieezer moved out of range nicely.
Abieezer shoots in looking for a takedown. Meireles tries to sprawl out of it but Abieezer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meireles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Abieezer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meireles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abieezer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meireles looks to throw the jab but Abieezer is out of range.
Meireles misses with a body shot.
Abieezer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer blocks a jab.
Edinson Meireles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meireles misses with a looping left.
Abieezer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meireles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meireles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meireles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abieezer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meireles thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Abieezer blocks the leg kick.
Meireles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meireles throws a hook to the side of Abieezer's head but Abieezer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abieezer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abieezer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meireles tries to avoid it but Abieezer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meireles to the ground. Meireles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Abieezer or perhaps it was just good defense by Meireles which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meireles throws a head kick but Abieezer moves out of range.
Meireles misses with a hook
and Abieezer counters with a shoot takedown. Meireles fights it but they end up in guard.
Abieezer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meireles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meireles is looking to stand up but Abieezer isn't so interested in that idea.
Meireles wants to get back to his feet but Abieezer passes into half guard.
Abieezer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meireles is not content to let Abieezer control the position.
Meireles is trying to stand back up but Abieezer is controlling him
Meireles won't allow Abieezer to pass to mount.
Meireles wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer trying to control from half guard but Meireles is working away.
Abieezer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abieezer is looking for a kimura but Meireles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abieezer to get the leverage.
Meireles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meireles looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abieezer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meireles defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abieezer is trying to control. Meireles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinson Meireles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meireles throws a hook but Abieezer blocks it.
Meireles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abieezer fails with the takedown.
Abieezer fails with a takedown attempt.
Abieezer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Abieezer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meireles lands a really nice looking cross but Abieezer seems unphased.
Meireles cracks Abieezer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meireles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abieezer.
Meireles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meireles swings for the body but Abieezer moves out of range.
Meireles lands a nice looking body shot.
Meireles looks to throw the jab but Abieezer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abieezer checks it well.
Meireles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abieezer was well out of range. Poor timing from Meireles.
Meireles gets a clinch.
Meireles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edinson Meireles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abieezer tries for a takedown but Meireles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meireles wants to clinch up but Abieezer keeps it at a distance.
Meireles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abieezer in his tracks.
Abieezer slips a jab and a cross from Meireles.
Edinson Meireles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abieezer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Meireles!
Meireles is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Abieezer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Abieezer trying to control but Meireles is having none of it.
Meireles squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meireles tries to buck Abieezer off but he can't manage it.
Meireles is breathing heavily.
Abieezer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meireles is looking to escape.
Abieezer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abieezer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Meireles is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer wants to control the pace but Meireles is squirming around nicely.
Abieezer working for a guillotine from mount but Meireles is in no mood to give up.
Meireles is trying to stand up.
Meireles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abieezer.
Meireles trying desperately to get to his feet.
Abieezer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meireles is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer content just to control the position here.
Abieezer wants to finish this one by submission but Meireles is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Abieezer.
Abieezer looking for a guillotine from mount but Meireles is having none of it.
Abieezer has hold of Meireles's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Meireles manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Meireles wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abieezer is working for a guillotine from mount but Meireles frees his head quite easily.
Meireles is trying to stand.
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 Gideon Abieezer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meireles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abieezer manages to avoid it.
Meireles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meireles wants it to stay on the feet.
Meireles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abieezer avoids the body shot from Meireles.
Abieezer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meireles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abieezer 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.
Gideon Abieezer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abieezer wants to control from the top but Meireles keeps moving.
Meireles wants to stand and escape but Abieezer is having none of it.
Meireles keeping moving, preventing Abieezer from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abieezer wants to pass the guard but Meireles is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abieezer is pushing down on Meireles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meireles is fighting to maintain full guard but Abieezer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abieezer is keen to just control but Meireles is a slippery customer.
Abieezer wants to work for an arm triangle but Meireles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Abieezer is looking to take a break and control but Meireles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meireles is trying to stand.
Meireles kicks off Abieezer and gets to his feet.
Meireles misses with a wild body shot.
Meireles looks to land a combination but Abieezer avoids it well.
Meireles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meireles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meireles connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meireles looks to score with a jab to the body but Abieezer is just out of range.
Meireles motions for Abieezer to come forward. Meireles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meireles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meireles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abieezer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Meireles is trying to defend but Abieezer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abieezer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Meireles tries to kick Abieezer off but Abieezer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abieezer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meireles looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meireles wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abieezer trying to control from half guard but Meireles is working away.
Meireles is looking to escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abieezer 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.
Meireles is trying to stand back up but Abieezer is controlling him
Abieezer is looking for a kimura but Meireles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abieezer to get the leverage.
Meireles is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Abieezer stops Meireles from getting back to his feet.
Abieezer wants to take a breather but Meireles is having none of it.
Abieezer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abieezer is keen to just control but Meireles is a slippery customer.
Meireles is trying to stand.
Abieezer seems to be working for a kimura but Meireles defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abieezer is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meireles tries to kick Abieezer off but Abieezer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Abieezer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abieezer 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 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gideon Abieezer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grace McClurg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Sergio Lesnar Theme song !. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grace McClurg!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McClurg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. McClurg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McClurg seems a little lost for a moment, as Lesnar dominates the positioning.
Lesnar has worked his way into a potential kimura here. McClurg is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lesnar yanks on the arm and McClurg is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lesnar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Bigglesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigglesworth comes to the cage accompanied by Car Bomb by Negativland. The key to victory for Dandy Bigglesworth has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dandy Bigglesworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Sinker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinker wants to clinch but Bigglesworth slips to the side
and Bigglesworth counters with a nice body shot.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigglesworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigglesworth lunges at Sinker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinker's hand.
Sinker looks to land a left hand but Bigglesworth moved out of range nicely.
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinker misses with a left hand
and Bigglesworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sinker takes one to the chin there.
Bigglesworth lands a two punch combo.
Bigglesworth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bigglesworth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bigglesworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Bigglesworth lands.
Sinker clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigglesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bigglesworth scores with a jab to the body.
Bigglesworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth can't find room to land a body shot as Sinker controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigglesworth pushes Sinker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bigglesworth lands a shoulder strike.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sinker tries to clinch
and Bigglesworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bigglesworth lands a two punch combo.
Sinker tries to clinch but Bigglesworth is having none of it.
Bigglesworth digs a good body shot into Sinker's ribs.
Nice shot by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bigglesworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bigglesworth has Sinker up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Bigglesworth lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth lands a shot to the body.
Bigglesworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Sinker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sinker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinker backwards.
Sinker scores with a shot to the side of Bigglesworth's head.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigglesworth lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bigglesworth.
Sinker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bigglesworth cracks a nice hook into Sinker's ribs.
Sinker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bigglesworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sinker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bigglesworth to score with a decent uppercut.
Sinker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth clinches up with Sinker and pushes him back against the cage.
Bigglesworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Bigglesworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinker blocking some punches.
Bigglesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bigglesworth forces Sinker back against the cage and clinches.
Bigglesworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinker avoiding damage as Bigglesworth throws knees to the body.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands a right hand.
Bigglesworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Sinker scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bigglesworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Bigglesworth lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth misses with a punch to the body.
Bigglesworth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigglesworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigglesworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigglesworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigglesworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Bigglesworth throws a combination. Sinker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab lands there for Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinker misses with a hook. Bigglesworth ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigglesworth looks to land a combination. Sinker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bigglesworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bigglesworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinker.
Sinker throws an overhand right that lands on Bigglesworth's shoulder, as Bigglesworth tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Bigglesworth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sinker needs to keep his hands up - Bigglesworth had a free shot at his head there.
Sinker tries to keep at a distance but Bigglesworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bigglesworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bigglesworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bigglesworth tries to work over Sinker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinker tries to clinch there but Bigglesworth circles away.
Bigglesworth scores with a shot to the body.
Bigglesworth works Sinker's body with a nice hook.
Bigglesworth lands a jab to the head.
Bigglesworth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bigglesworth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bigglesworth duly obliges.
Sinker tries to clinch but Bigglesworth moves out of range.
Bigglesworth slips under a jab from Sinker.
Bigglesworth scores with a sloppy right hand. Sinker should have avoided that one.
Sinker wants to clinch but Bigglesworth slips to the side
and Sinker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sinker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Bigglesworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinker tries to clinch there but Bigglesworth circles away.
Bigglesworth lands a right hook to the body.
Bigglesworth lands with a straight right. Sinker didn't see that one coming.
Bigglesworth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sinker throws an overhand right that lands on Bigglesworth's shoulder, as Bigglesworth tries to avoid the shot.
Bigglesworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drew Sinker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigglesworth lands a jab-cross combination.
Sinker tries to clinch but Bigglesworth moves out of range.
Bigglesworth dips to his left and cracks Sinker with an uppercut!
Bigglesworth misses with a head kick.
Sinker throws an off balance right hand
letting Bigglesworth counter with a right hand.
Bigglesworth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bigglesworth punishes Sinker's body with a nice straight punch.
Bigglesworth pushes Sinker up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Bigglesworth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigglesworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bigglesworth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bigglesworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bigglesworth breaks from the clinch.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigglesworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Bigglesworth lands a nice hook to Sinker's body. Sinker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Bigglesworth.
Sinker darts in trying to clinch
and Bigglesworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bigglesworth thuds a left hand into Sinker's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bigglesworth!
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bigglesworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bigglesworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinker can do to turn this around?
Bigglesworth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker tries to clinch up.
Sinker is looking to clinch but Bigglesworth is avoiding it.
Sinker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dandy Bigglesworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinker wants to clinch
and Bigglesworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Sinker gets a clinch.
Bigglesworth misses with a body punch.
Sinker misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Bigglesworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth pushes Sinker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bigglesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigglesworth connects with a single shot there.
Bigglesworth lands with a shot to the body.
Bigglesworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinker tries to clinch up
and Bigglesworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bigglesworth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bigglesworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sinker clinches.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bigglesworth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Bigglesworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sinker backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Bigglesworth dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bigglesworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Bigglesworth.
A nice left hand lands by Bigglesworth.
Sinker is rocked!
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigglesworth finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Sinker seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bigglesworth.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinker wants to clinch.
Sinker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bigglesworth circles away.
Sinker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bigglesworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigglesworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigglesworth gets a clinch.
Sinker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch.
Sinker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigglesworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigglesworth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bigglesworth moves into the clinch.
Sinker blocks an elbow strike.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Bigglesworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigglesworth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sinker tries to clinch there but Bigglesworth circles away.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigglesworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigglesworth is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bigglesworth scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigglesworth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sinker, pushing him back against the cage.
Bigglesworth tries a body shot but Sinker blocks it.
Bigglesworth blocks an uppercut.
Bigglesworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bigglesworth.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigglesworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bigglesworth presses Sinker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bigglesworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker blocks a body shot from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinker.
A short right from Bigglesworth on the inside.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch.
Sinker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sinker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bigglesworth lands a head shot.
Bigglesworth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sinker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bigglesworth moves into the clinch.
Bigglesworth lands an elbow that stopped Sinker in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Drew Sinker has been cut.
Bigglesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bigglesworth closes the distance and clinches.
Bigglesworth breaks from the clinch.
Bigglesworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigglesworth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigglesworth scores with a jab to the body.
Sinker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bigglesworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigglesworth connects with a body shot that sends Sinker's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth throws a shot to the body.
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinker wants to clinch but Bigglesworth slips to the side
and Bigglesworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Bigglesworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinker.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigglesworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigglesworth has managed to clinch.
Bigglesworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinker controls his hands.
Bigglesworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bigglesworth breaks from the clinch.
Sinker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drew Sinker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bigglesworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dandy Bigglesworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bigglesworth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dandy Bigglesworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Costaleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Costaleda has chosen Requiem for a dream(Dubstep remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Nakamura!
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, Roberto Costaleda!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costaleda throws a big shot that misses.
Costaleda throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
Nakamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Costaleda!
Nakamura controlling from mount.
Nakamura fails to take his opponent's back.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Costaleda is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Costaleda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Costaleda defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakamura wants to control the pace but Costaleda is squirming around nicely.
Costaleda gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura works his way into full mount!
Costaleda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Costaleda prevents Nakamura from taking his back.
Costaleda is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nakamura has taken his back.
Costaleda is really stuck here.
Nakamura has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura working for the choke.
Costaleda is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nakamura off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Nakamura is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Costaleda has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nakamura has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Costaleda taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nakamura doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abe Nakamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Danare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomor Gai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Danare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danare.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gai misses the target.
Danare shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gai is pulling down on Danare's head. It's preventing any offense from Danare, at least for the moment.
Danare looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danare is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gai is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gai is one step ahead there.
Danare working a defensive guard here.
Gai throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gai is one step ahead there.
Gai throwing strikes from guard but Danare blocks nicely.
Danare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danare wants to sweep here but Gai controlling him for the moment.
Gai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danare looking for a sweep. Not yet Danare, not yet.
Gai wants to control from the top but Danare keeps moving.
Gai scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danare controls Gai momentarily but Gai frees himself.
Gai landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gai postures up and lands a big shot to Danare's brow.
Danare had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gai defends it easily.
Gai postures up in Danare's guard and throws a big left but Danare blocks it.
Danare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gai.
Gai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danare had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gai defends it easily.
Danare is trying to keep Gai in close.
Danare might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gai thows a big elbow that misses.
Gai postures up and lands a big shot to Danare's brow.
Gai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danare's head.
Gai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danare's head.
Danare wants to sweep but no luck.
Gai postures up and lands a big shot to Danare's brow.
Gai stands up over Danare, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danare looking to control.
Danare 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.
Danare on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danare tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gai with a nice head shot there.
Gai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Danare wants to sweep but no luck.
Gai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danare looking to control.
Gai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gai is one step ahead there.
Gai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gai cracks Danare with a solid left hand.
Danare working a defensive guard here.
Gai wants to control from the top but Danare keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gai stands up over Danare, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gai won't allow Danare to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Danare manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gai distracts Danare with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gai trying to control but Danare is working from the bottom.
Nomor Gai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danare is rocked!
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Danare is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gai manages to get himself to full guard.
Gai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danare pushing down on Gai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Danare seems to have got his legs back now.
Gai tries to get to full guard but Danare has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danare wants to pass the guard but Gai is defending well.
Danare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danare wants to free his trapped foot but Gai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Danare is looking for a kimura but Gai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danare to get the leverage.
Danare 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.
Gai gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gai holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Gai has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Danare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danare is looking to work some ground and pound but Gai has wrist control.
Danare pushes down on Gai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danare wants to advance to full mount but Gai doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danare tries to free his leg and advance position but Gai is retaining full guard.
Gai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danare is one step ahead there.
Danare trying to move into half guard but instead Gai has managed to sweep!
Danare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gai is working Danare over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danare looking for a sweep. Not yet Danare, not yet.
Gai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gai working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danare keeping moving, preventing Gai from controlling successfully.
Danare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gai stopping the sweep attempt from Danare.
Gai connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai cracks Danare with a solid left hand.
Danare is trying to control the position but Gai postures up.
Gai connects with a couple of short punches.
Gai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danare wants to sweep here but Gai controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danare is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danare drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Danare passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gai!
Danare moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gai has worked his arm free - good work by Gai!
Danare moves into full mount!
Gai tries to hold on but Danare postures up.
Danare lands a big shot there that rocks Gai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai tries to lock up and control but Danare gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gai looks a forlorn figure.
Danare in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Danare sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Danare works his way to his opponent's back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danare looking for the RNC.
Danare looking for the choke from the back.
Gai wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Danare somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Danare is working for a guillotine from mount but Gai frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danare goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gai is on top in guard.
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gai works over Danare with some ground and pound from guard.
Danare looking for a sweep. Not yet Danare, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danare's head.
Gai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danare can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gai controls the pace.
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Danare controls Gai momentarily but Gai frees himself.
Danare wants to sweep but no luck.
Gai scoring with some ground and pound.
Danare is trying to keep Gai in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gai cracks Danare with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danare's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gai postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Danare covers up, he's hurt! Gai keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gai and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gai can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nomor Gai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tar comes to the cage accompanied by I Come From A Land Down Under. Guy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dream Theater - Another Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Tar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy lands with a good body shot.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tar misses with the combination.
Tar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Guy finds it's target.
Guy connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tar misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy stuns Tar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Tar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tar is breathing heavily.
Tar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Tar counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy digs a good hook to Tar's body.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tar is just out of range.
Buddy Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Guy moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Tar! Guy continues to tee off on Tar, landing with a left and a right! Guy connects with a right hand that leaves Tar sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buddy Guy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Menezes's choice of entrance music: Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. Fabricio Werdum had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Fabricio Werdum has been cut.
Fabricio Werdum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werdum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menezes.
Werdum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Menezes is fending him off so far but Werdum persists. Nope, Menezes circles away and we're back to standing.
Werdum feints and as Menezes raises his hands in defense, Werdum changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Menezes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Werdum is controlling him.
Werdum wants to pass the guard but Menezes is keeping the position.
Menezes is wriggling around but Werdum manages to pass to half guard.
Werdum works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werdum is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Menezes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Werdum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Menezes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Werdum wants to control but Menezes is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Werdum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Werdum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Werdum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Werdum has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Menezes!
Werdum mounts Menezes! Really nice guard pass there!
The referee warns Menezes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Werdum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Menezes hang on?
Menezes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum content just to control the position here.
Werdum with the ground and pound from mount.
Werdum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Werdum working for a guillotine from mount but Menezes is in no mood to give up.
Werdum controlling the position easily from mount.
Werdum tries to control but Menezes wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Werdum extends the arm and Menezes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Werdum!
Fabricio Werdum retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Jane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley drives through and clinches with Jane against the cage.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jane prevents a body shot from Riley.
Jane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jane blocking some punches.
Jane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jane throws a head kick that misses.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Jane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riley avoids the head kick by Jane.
Jane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jane scores with a punch to the head.
Jane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riley takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Jane's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jane.
Riley looks for a takedown but Jane sprawls well.
Good work by Riley as he checks the leg kick.
Patrick Jane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Jane moves away and avoids it.
Jane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Jane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jane throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Jane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
Riley thumps Jane with a low kick.
Jane scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tries to work over Jane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Jane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riley is keeping busy.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Jane.
Jane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jane.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jane 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 Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Jane lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jane.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
Jane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jane with a hook.
Jane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley has closed the distance and engaged Jane in a clinch.
Jane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jane.
Jane breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jane - the referee stops the clock and Riley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jane. Riley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jane jabs Riley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jane throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Jane - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jane 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 Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jane scores with the left hand. Riley knows he should have avoided that one.
Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jane blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Jane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jane tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jane to the ground. Jane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Jane avoids the body shot from Riley.
Nice shot lands for Jane.
Jane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jane's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riley throws a strike but Jane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jane trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Jane wants to get up but he can't break Riley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riley is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries to strike from the bottom.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Jane is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riley wants to sweep here but Jane controlling him for the moment.
Jane wants to stand and escape but instead Riley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Riley trying to control but Jane is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley thows a big elbow that misses.
Jane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley looking to sit in guard and control but Jane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jane wants to stand but Riley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riley is trying to control the position but Jane postures up.
Riley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jane won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
Jane gets to his feet - Riley follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane scores with a nice right hand.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jane's hands.
Riley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jane rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jane throws a head kick that half lands.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Jane pushes him off.
Jane connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Jane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley takes a swing at Jane's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Jane.
Jane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley swings for the body but Jane moves out of range.
Jane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riley will feel that in the morning.
Riley tries to land a body kick
and Jane counters with a nice leg kick.
Jane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jane cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane misses with a low kick as Riley jumps back.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Jane scores with a kick to the body.
Jane throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a nice body shot.
Jane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riley.
Riley throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane moves out of range of the body kick from Riley.
Jane slips a straight right by Riley.
Jane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riley moves out of range as Jane strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
Patrick Jane is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Jane throws a front kick that sends Riley stumbling back into the cage.
Riley throws a low kick but Jane avoids it.
Jane throws a chopping leg kick but Riley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Jane pushes him off.
Jane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riley throws a head kick but Jane moves out of range.
Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley looking to sit in guard and control but Jane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane advances position into side control!
Riley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jane looking to control but instead Riley has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jane blocks the strikes from Riley.
Riley is not content to let Jane control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jane is going to stand back up.
Riley keeping control of the position.
Jane is looking to advance position but Riley won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley gets full guard.
Riley keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Riley.
I think Riley 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Riley!
Travis Riley is the new welterweight champion!
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