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CWFL 40 Silva v Daddy III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little White Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Gammon!
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, Little White Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunny scores with a takedown into Gammon's guard.
Bunny trying to control the position from guard on top but Gammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gammon pulls Bunny in to control the position.
Gammon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gammon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gammon, not yet.
Gammon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gammon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunny looking to sit in guard and control but Gammon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunny trying to control the position.
Gammon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gammon is trying desperately to improve position.
Bunny controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammon is desperately trying to improve his position but Bunny has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gammon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gammon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bunny controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Bunny 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.
Gammon wants to hold on but Bunny pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunny controlling his opponent.
Gammon wants to hold on but Bunny pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gammon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bunny unloading with bombs!
Bunny unloading with bombs!
It looks like Ernest Gammon has been cut.
Bunny controlling the pace for now.
Gammon taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Bunny.
Ernest Gammon's cut is getting worse.
Bunny stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bunny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gammon is trying to defend but Bunny 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!
Bunny decides to stand up.
Gammon tries for a takedown but Bunny circles away easily
and Bunny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bunny.
Gammon keeping full guard, as Bunny tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gammon is breathing heavily.
Gammon 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.
Little White Bunny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernest Gammon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bunny drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gammon has his foot on Bunny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunny works his way back into a safe position though.
Gammon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gammon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bunny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Little White Bunny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gammon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bunny is aware though and is defending well.
Bunny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gammon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bunny wants to get up but he can't break Gammon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bunny trying to control the position from guard on top but Gammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bunny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gammon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bunny trying to control the position from guard on top but Gammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gammon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bunny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bunny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gammon's head.
Bunny gets to his feet - Gammon follows without any prompting.
Bunny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Bunny misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon has his takedown stuffed
and Bunny counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gammon!
Gammon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bunny working for a submission but Gammon is keeping him at bay.
Bunny controlling the pace for now.
Bunny is breathing heavily.
Gammon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bunny wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon wants to control from the top but Bunny keeps moving.
Bunny is trying to keep Gammon in close.
Gammon stopping the sweep attempt from Bunny.
Gammon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gammon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bunny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gammon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bunny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little White Bunny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernest Gammon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunny clinches up against the cage.
Gammon jumps guard but Bunny stands there with Gammon around his waist. Gammon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gammon tries to pull guard but Bunny won't allow it.
Come on Bunny - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gammon fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Gammon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gammons head.
Bunny pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gammon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gammon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gammon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gammon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunny 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.
Gammon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gammon has managed to get both his arms back between Bunny's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunny has wrist control.
Gammon takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Bunny keeping moving, preventing Gammon from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bunny misses with a head kick.
Bunny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bunny sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gammon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bunny escapes and throws Gammon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gammon is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunny is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gammon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gammon gets back to half guard.
Bunny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gammon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gammon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gammon trying to control here.
Bunny keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon manages to get to full guard.
Bunny stopping the sweep attempt from Gammon.
Gammon working for a triangle but Bunny defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gammon is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunny wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gammon manages to get himself to full guard.
Gammon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bunny controls the pace.
Gammon trying to control the position.
Ernest Gammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunny stands up and waves to Gammon to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little White Bunny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunny has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little White Bunny!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Fridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, The Fridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Tank!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fridge.
It looks like Frank Tank has been cut.
Tank seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Fridge shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Tank is backing up but Fridge catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Tank covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Fridge Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Fridge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illidan Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (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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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, Illidan Stormrage!
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, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Stormrage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Stormrage. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones leaves Stormrage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stormrage swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Stormrage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stormrage looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stormrage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Illidan Stormrage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Stormrage slows the pace down in half guard.
Stormrage thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Stormrage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stormrage prevents Jones from standing back up.
Stormrage stalling.
Stormrage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Stormrage eventually gives up the hold.
Stormrage tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stormrage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stormrage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stormrage prevents Jones from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stormrage in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stormrage is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stormrage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones looks gassed!
Stormrage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Stormrage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stormrage trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage looking to pass the guard.
Stormrage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stormrage stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stormrage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stormrage controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illidan Stormrage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stormrage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Stormrage persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stormrage takes a step back to recover.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stormrage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stormrage thows a big elbow that misses.
Stormrage throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormrage 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.
Stormrage wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stormrage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stormrage trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stormrage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stormrage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stormrage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stormrage trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Illidan Stormrage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stormrage avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stormrage fails to land the takedown.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stormrage shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illidan Stormrage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stormrage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Stormrage as Jones shoots in.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Stormrage moves out of range.
Stormrage shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stormrage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stormrage somewhat.
Stormrage misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones dives in and grabs Stormrage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stormrage pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stormrage moves away.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stormrage counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Stormrage tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Stormrage with a nice head shot there.
Stormrage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stormrage pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stormrage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illidan Stormrage dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Stormrage counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stormrage connects with a decent elbow.
Stormrage slows the pace down.
Stormrage working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones is not content to let Stormrage control the position.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stormrage is controlling him well.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stormrage working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Stormrage dominates the positioning.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Illidan Stormrage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stormrage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Stormrage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stormrage not doing much here.
Stormrage's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stormrage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Stormrage is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones is looking to control Stormrage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Illidan Stormrage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Stormrage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stormrage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stormrage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Stormrage dominates the positioning.
Stormrage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Stormrage cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage taking a breather here.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Illidan Stormrage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stormrage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stormrage off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Stormrage has a takedown stuffed.
Illidan Stormrage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stormrage looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illidan Stormrage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stormrage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
And that's the end of the fight!
Illidan Stormrage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stormrage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illidan Stormrage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gonzago Alvarez's chin.
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176 lbs
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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, Carlos Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Souza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez gets the takedown into side control.
Alvarez cracks Souza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Alvarez tries to score with some ground and pound. Souza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez misses with the ground and pound.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Alvarez advances to full mount.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez stops Souza from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Souza keeping control of the position.
Souza is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Souza throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a crisp one two that drops Alvarez! Souza thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alvarez to his feet! Alvarez is in big trouble!
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
Alvarez passes to full mount!
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Alvarez landing punches.
Alvarez looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Souza tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez landing punches.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Souza tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Alvarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvarez working the ground and pound effectively.
Alvarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Souza doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Alvarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Souza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gonzago Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Souza manages to get to full guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Alvarez stops Souza from standing up.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Souza has his hands on Alvarez's head, controlling the position.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Alvarez is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Souza does it's job there.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Souza!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Souza is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Alvarez breaks from Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Gonzago Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez cracks Souza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alvarez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Souza is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Alvarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza taking shots to the head.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzago Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez fails with the takedown.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Souza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alvarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Souza won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Alvarez trying to control the position here.
Souza trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez lands a nice forearm strike.
Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Souza wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Souza tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Souza's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alvarez in particular looking to stall.
Souza trying to control from the bottom.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza looking to control.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza clinches but Alvarez breaks the clinch
and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carlos Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza working Alvarez over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzago Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzago Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrianus Vanderburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blankenship kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Man's Party. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
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, Adrianus Vanderburg!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blankenship throws a nice looking combination but Vanderburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blankenship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blankenship throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanderburg.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankenship blocks a head kick by Vanderburg.
Blankenship lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vanderburg throws out a powerful jab.
Blankenship scores with a jab.
Vanderburg misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Vanderburg misses with a head kick.
Vanderburg walks into a jab.
Blankenship misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blankenship misses with a wild combination.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but Vanderburg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderburg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blankenship throws a body punch but Vanderburg moves out of range.
Vanderburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanderburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Adrianus Vanderburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship avoids the head kick by Vanderburg.
Blankenship throws a nice looking combination but Vanderburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Vanderburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blankenship misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Vanderburg.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankenship cracks Vanderburg with an open hand slap.
Blankenship keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vanderburg looks gassed!
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blankenship throws a leg kick which misses Vanderburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Vanderburg tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vanderburg throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Vanderburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blankenship drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vanderburg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blankenship controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to pass the guard but Vanderburg is keeping the position.
Vanderburg keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
Vanderburg wants to stand but Blankenship is controlling the position.
Vanderburg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blankenship trying to control but Vanderburg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderburg wants to get back to his feet but Blankenship is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanderburg misses with the combination.
Blankenship throws a hook but Vanderburg avoids it easily.
Blankenship misses with a body shot
and Vanderburg counters with a good, hard body kick but Blankenship shrugs it off.
Vanderburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blankenship misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Blankenship.
Vanderburg catches Blankenship with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vanderburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Blankenship swinging wildly here.
Vanderburg lands with a nice body punch.
Blankenship throws a nice looking combination but Vanderburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanderburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanderburg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blankenship.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses.
Blankenship misses with a combination
and Vanderburg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanderburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanderburg throws a hook but Blankenship avoids it easily.
Vanderburg scores with a body shot.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blankenship listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blankenship missing with a left hand there. Vanderburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Vanderburg.
Vanderburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blankenship.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenny Blankenship is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderburg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blankenship was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vanderburg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blankenship controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship lands a nice shot to the head.
Vanderburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blankenship. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderburg tries to buck Blankenship off but he can't manage it.
Blankenship forces the positional change into back control.
Vanderburg wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Blankenship controlling the positon.
Blankenship tries to get the hooks in deep but Vanderburg pushed the leg off.
Blankenship is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Blankenship's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderburg has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Blankenship working for the choke.
Blankenship is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vanderburg has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg is trying to get back to his feet but Blankenship has full control of the position and if anything, Vanderburg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blankenship lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Blankenship.
Blankenship trying to control momentarily.
Vanderburg has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Blankenship is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Blankenship looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vanderburg is trying to get back to his feet but Blankenship has full control of the position and if anything, Vanderburg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blankenship throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Vanderburg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Blankenship is working for a rear naked choke. Vanderburg is not defending it well and Blankenship has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Vanderburg refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Vanderburg's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenny Blankenship!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escovedo has chosen Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but Escovedo is having none of it.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Escovedo pushes him off.
Escovedo lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Escovedo does no damage.
Escovedo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Escovedo circles away.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson pushes Escovedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Escovedo is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Escovedo tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Escovedo goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Escovedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Escovedo in a clinch.
Escovedo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson tries to roll over but Escovedo keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escovedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Escovedo is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Escovedo.
Henderson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escovedo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Escovedo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escovedo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Escovedo avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to buck Escovedo off but he can't manage it.
Escovedo lands a big elbow.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escovedo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Escovedo.
Henderson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escovedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Escovedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escovedo is working away from the top position though.
Escovedo is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Escovedo is working for a kimura but Henderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Escovedo looks gassed!
Escovedo trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Escovedo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Escovedo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escovedo.
Barry Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escovedo scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escovedo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escovedo.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Escovedo keeps it at a distance.
Escovedo thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Escovedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson with a nice cross.
It looks like Alonso Escovedo has been cut.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Escovedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Escovedo misses its intended target.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Escovedo moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Escovedo.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Escovedo is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Escovedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Escovedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escovedo lands with an overhand left.
Escovedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escovedo tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barry Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonso Escovedo.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Escovedo circles away.
Escovedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Escovedo throws a one two combo.
Henderson darts in and clinches Escovedo up against the cage.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escovedo backwards.
Escovedo is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
Escovedo fails to pull guard.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escovedo avoids it.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escovedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Escovedo is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Escovedo gets control of Henderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Escovedo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson trying to control but Escovedo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson tries to stand but Escovedo is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Escovedo is retaining full guard.
Escovedo has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Escovedo keeps moving.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escovedo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escovedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Escovedo is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Escovedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson walks into a jab.
Escovedo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escovedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Escovedo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Escovedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Escovedo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escovedo connects with a single shot there.
Escovedo sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Escovedo!
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escovedo gets a takedown into half guard.
Henderson gets back to full guard.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Escovedo with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alonso Escovedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alonso Escovedo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escovedo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escovedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Escovedo circles away.
Escovedo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escovedo scores with a jab.
Escovedo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Escovedo is avoiding it.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Escovedo circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Escovedo - just one landing.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escovedo lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Alonso Escovedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escovedo scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson tries to clinch but Escovedo moves out of range.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Escovedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Escovedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
A left lands for Escovedo.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escovedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Escovedo.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Escovedo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Escovedo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Escovedo is avoiding it.
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
Escovedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo cracks Henderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escovedo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Escovedo punishes Henderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Escovedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escovedo is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escovedo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escovedo catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escovedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escovedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escovedo lands a body shot.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Escovedo keeps it at a distance.
Escovedo looks to land a combination. Henderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escovedo cracks Henderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escovedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escovedo is controlling him.
Escovedo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Escovedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escovedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Barry Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escovedo pushing down on Henderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Escovedo is trying to work for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson tries to roll over but Escovedo keeps him under control.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escovedo is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonso Escovedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escovedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonso Escovedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Messias Enrrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartman has chosen Linkin Park- from the inside as his entrance music. Messias Enrrique had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
145 lbs
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25
140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Messias Enrrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Bartman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrrique throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enrrique.
Enrrique ducks under a wild hook from Bartman.
Bartman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Enrrique!
Bartman scoring with strikes but Enrrique is staying in there.
Bartman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bartman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bartman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bartman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Enrrique hang on?
Bartman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Enrrique is now in Bartman's guard. A big mistake from Bartman there, giving up the dominant position!
Bartman wants to sweep here but Enrrique controlling him for the moment.
Enrrique throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrrique trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bartman's guard.
Enrrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartman is looking for a triangle but Enrrique pushes his legs off easily.
Enrrique has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Enrrique stopping the sweep attempt from Bartman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Enrrique looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bartman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Enrrique napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartman looks up at the clock and then as Enrrique takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bartman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Enrrique is rocked!
Bartman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bartman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Enrrique is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartman lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bartman looks gassed!
Enrrique is looking for a sweep.
Bartman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Enrrique seems to have got his legs back now.
Enrrique on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Enrrique taking a bit of punishment here - Bartman scoring with strikes.
Bartman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Enrrique some visible discomfort.
Bartman trying to control the position but Enrrique is working away.
Bartman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Enrrique, who protects the arm well.
Bartman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enrrique sneaks back into half guard.
Enrrique moves into full guard.
Bartman wants to control from the top but Enrrique keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartman chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bartman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartman gets the takedown into side control.
Bartman working the ground and pound.
Enrrique tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Enrrique keeps working.
Enrrique takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bartman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Enrrique gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Enrrique keeping moving, preventing Bartman from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrrique is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steve Bartman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Enrrique is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bartman stands up and beckons Enrrique to his feet.
Bartman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bartman scores a takedown into full mount!
Enrrique really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Bartman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bartman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Enrrique's face.
Enrrique is squirming around, avoiding Bartman's attempts to control the action.
Bartman lands a nice shot to the head.
Bartman raining down shots from the mount!
Enrrique is trying to escape the mount.
Bartman unloading with bombs!
Bartman trying to control but Enrrique is having none of it.
Enrrique tries to lock up and control but Bartman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Enrrique can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bartman landing punches.
Bartman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartman has control of Enrrique's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Enrrique regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Enrrique is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Enrrique that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bartman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bartman is working for a guillotine from mount but Enrrique frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartman lands with some strikes.
Enrrique wants to hold on but Bartman pushes him away.
Bartman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bartman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bartman prevents Enrrique from getting the reversal.
Bartman landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bartman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartman with a couple of short strikes.
Bartman lands with some strikes.
Enrrique taking shots to the head.
Bartman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Enrrique can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bartman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Enrrique taking some punishment here, with Bartman in his half guard.
Bartman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Enrrique moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bartman with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bartman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bartman landing some decent shots from guard.
Bartman trying to control but Enrrique is working from the bottom.
Enrrique working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Enrrique's guard.
Enrrique has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bartman is working away from the top position though.
Bartman uses his free foot to push down on Enrrique's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Enrrique.
Bartman lands with some strikes.
Bartman with the ground and pound from mount.
Enrrique taking shots to the head.
Bartman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Enrrique is bucking up trying to escape but Bartman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bartman looking to finish Enrrique with some ground and pound. This is bad for Enrrique!
Bartman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bartman lands with some strikes.
Bartman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Enrrique's face.
Bartman cracks Enrrique with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bartman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Enrrique taking shots to the head.
Enrrique is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bartman controlling the position easily from mount.
Bartman lands a big shot there that rocks Enrrique but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bartman prevents Enrrique from getting the reversal.
Bartman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bartman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Enrrique is trying to stand.
Enrrique is trying to escape the mount.
Bartman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bartman controlling the pace for now.
Bartman punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartman unloading with bombs!
Bartman working for a submission but Enrrique is keeping him at bay.
Bartman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Enrrique's face.
Bartman landing strikes from the mount and Enrrique is in trouble!
Bartman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Enrrique hang on?
Bartman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Enrrique tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Messias Enrrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartman looking to secure an arm triangle but Enrrique defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Bartman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bartman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Bartman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cougar has chosen Those Damn Blue Collar Tweekers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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23
163 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cougar tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws the left hand but Cougar avoids the punch easily.
Phillips jabs at Cougar's body.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Cougar ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick.
Cougar fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Cougar wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Cougar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cougar off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cougar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cougar clinches up against the cage.
Phillips stops a takedown attempt from Cougar.
Ian Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Cougar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cougar can't fight it off and eventually Phillips manages to take the fight to the floor. Cougar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cougar wants to stand but Phillips is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cougar is keeping the position for now.
Phillips connects with a couple of short punches.
Phillips postures up in Cougar's guard and throws a big left but Cougar blocks it.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Cougar blocks nicely.
Phillips lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Phillips stands up over Cougar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cougar is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cougar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cougar's head.
Cougar looking for a sweep. Not yet Cougar, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cougar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Cougar.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Cougar circles away easily
so Cougar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cougar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cougar is one step ahead there.
Cougar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cougar at a distance.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Cougar moves out of range.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips works the jab nicely.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cougar has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cougar throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips throws the left hand but Cougar avoids the punch easily.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt
and Cougar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cougar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phillips misses with a hook. Cougar ducked under it nicely.
Cougar scores a takedown into full mount!
Cougar cracks Phillips with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phillips bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Phillips won't allow Cougar to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cougar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Phillips working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Da Cougar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cougar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ian Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cougar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phillips but Phillips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cougar misses with a takedown attempt
and Phillips counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cougar won't be happy with that.
Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cougar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips 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.
Cougar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phillips wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cougar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cougar looks calm but he's in trouble here. Phillips gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cougar is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Phillips lets go of the hold and Cougar can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Phillips!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Jr Emilianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Jr Emilianko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Al!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Al checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emilianko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Al's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Emilianko tries to roll over but Al keeps him under control.
Al throwing shots but Emilianko is blocking nicely.
Al wants to control but Emilianko is keeping him busy.
Emilianko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al is working away from the top position though.
Al wants to control but Emilianko is keeping him busy.
Al is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emilianko defends it well.
Al is looking to take a break and control but Emilianko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emilianko fails to land with a series of punches.
Al throws a right and a left that Emilianko avoids nicely.
Al drives through and clinches with Emilianko against the cage.
Emilianko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emilianko stuffs the takedown.
Al closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emilianko circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko throws a head kick that half lands.
Al shoots in but Emilianko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fedor Jr Emilianko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gay Al.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emilianko.
Al looks gassed!
Emilianko lands a big head kick that sends Al tumbling to the mat! Emilianko takes a step backwards and waves Al back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emilianko throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Emilianko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Al is rocked!
No luck for Al with that takedown attempt.
Al takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Al closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emilianko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al. Al circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al is still on wobbly legs! Can Emilianko finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Al seems to have recovered his senses.
Al keeping moving, preventing Emilianko from controlling successfully.
Emilianko wants to pass the guard but Al is keeping the position.
Emilianko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emilianko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emilianko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emilianko has gone for a leg lock! Al slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emilianko's guard.
Al looking to sit in guard and control but Emilianko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko is looking to work some ground and pound but Al has wrist control.
Al controls Emilianko momentarily but Emilianko frees himself.
Al is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Emilianko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Al keeping moving, preventing Emilianko from controlling successfully.
Al is looking to sweep but instead, Emilianko has passed into half guard.
Emilianko controlling the action here.
Al punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Al wants to improve his position but Emilianko is controlling well.
Al has hold of Emilianko's hands but Emilianko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emilianko drops an elbow to the side of Al's head.
Emilianko slips a nice elbow through Al's hands, connecting with Al's forehead.
Emilianko throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.
Al is not content to let Emilianko control the position.
Emilianko prevents Al from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emilianko is trying to control. Al wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emilianko is controlling the pace.
Emilianko is trying to control the action in half guard but Al is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jr Emilianko dominated that round.
That's time! Emilianko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emilianko.
Al shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Al throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Al working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Emilianko tries to reverse the position but Al maintains control.
Emilianko wants to control but Al is having none of it.
Emilianko is squirming around, avoiding Al's attempts to control the action.
Emilianko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Al tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Al sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Al goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Emilianko is on top in guard.
Emilianko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emilianko is working hard here to advance position.
Al keeping moving, preventing Emilianko from controlling successfully.
Al escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emilianko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Al is breathing heavily.
Emilianko stopping the sweep attempt from Al.
Al keeping moving, preventing Emilianko from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emilianko counters with a body kick that stops Al in his tracks momentarily.
Al takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Emilianko. That snapped Al's head back.
Emilianko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedor Jr Emilianko is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko misses with an uppercut.
Emilianko scores with a push kick.
Al stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emilianko.
Al takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emilianko lands with a straight right. Al didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Emilianko does it's job there.
Emilianko digs a good body shot into Al's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emilianko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al.
Emilianko scores with a leg kick.
Emilianko misses with a looping left.
Al blocks a head kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko lands with a kick to the temple. Al shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emilianko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Al.
Emilianko throws a big shot that misses.
Emilianko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al was well out of range. Poor timing from Emilianko.
Emilianko lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Al avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emilianko lands a jab to the nose.
Al drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emilianko throws a series of punches but Al avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Emilianko lands but Al takes it in his stride.
Al stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emilianko.
Emilianko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko is looking to slow Al down with leg kicks.
Emilianko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emilianko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emilianko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emilianko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Emilianko.
Emilianko pushes Al away with a front kick.
Emilianko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emilianko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al manages to avoid it.
Emilianko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al darts in trying to clinch
and Emilianko counters with a good low kick that Al was not able to check.
Al's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emilianko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al can do to turn this around?
Al on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emilianko lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jr Emilianko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Emilianko cracks a nice hook into Al's ribs.
Al tries for a takedown but Emilianko circles away easily
and Emilianko counters with a thumping low kick.
Emilianko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emilianko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Emilianko.
Emilianko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al is trying to defend but Emilianko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emilianko tries to pass to full mount but Al defends it.
Al misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Al is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emilianko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emilianko's back!
Al is controlling the position but Emilianko somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Emilianko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianko pulls Al in close to prevent any damage.
Al lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emilianko wants to sweep here but Al controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emilianko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al wants to pass the guard but Emilianko is keeping the position.
Emilianko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Al drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Al jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Al tries to free his leg and advance position but Emilianko is retaining full guard.
Al postures up.
Al avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emilianko managing to control the position.
Al pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emilianko is keeping the position for now.
Fedor Jr Emilianko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Emilianko keeping moving, preventing Al from controlling successfully.
Al won't allow Emilianko to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emilianko thumps Al with a low kick.
Al avoids the head kick by Emilianko.
Al misses with a takedown attempt
and Emilianko counters with a good low kick that Al was not able to check.
Al shoots and misses
and Emilianko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fedor Jr Emilianko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gay Al.
Emilianko slows the pace down in half guard.
Al is trying to maintain the position but Emilianko is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jr Emilianko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emilianko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Jr Emilianko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daddy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Big Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Daddy avoids nicely.
Daddy misses with the combination.
Daddy blocks a jab.
Silva dives in and grabs Daddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daddy pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Daddy tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daddy tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daddy to the ground. Daddy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daddy throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daddy tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a beautiful punch that sends Daddy to the canvas!
Daddy is rocked!
It looks like Big Daddy has been cut.
Daddy looks gassed!
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daddy's guard.
Daddy is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Daddy is trying to stand.
Silva thows a huge punch but Daddy dodges it nicely.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daddy defending well though.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daddy seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Daddy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daddy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Daddy is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daddy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva breaks from Daddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva breaks from Daddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva won't let Daddy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daddy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daddy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daddy looks a forlorn figure.
Silva working Daddy over with strikes here.
Daddy is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daddy is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva breaks from Daddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to control the pace but Daddy is squirming around nicely.
Silva is really struggling to control Daddy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Daddy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Daddy frees his head quite easily.
Silva wants to control the pace but Daddy is squirming around nicely.
Daddy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva looking to control but Daddy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daddy has given up his back here. Will Silva look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Daddy finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Daddy is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Daddy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Daddy's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daddy swivels and escapes.
Daddy wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Daddy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daddy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has Daddy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daddy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daddy looking for a takedown.
Daddy wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daddy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Daddy misses with a looping right.
Daddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva stands and throws Daddy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daddy is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva working the ground and pound but Daddy is defending the strikes.
Silva trying to control the action but Daddy is working from the bottom.
Daddy prevents Silva from improving position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Daddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Daddy!
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to control but Daddy wriggling away.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Daddy is in no mood to give up.
Daddy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva won't let Daddy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Daddy stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Daddy working to try and regain half guard.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Daddy is in no mood to give up.
Daddy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Lyoto Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daddy gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Daddy defends it.
Silva stands up from half guard.
Daddy misses with a combination
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Daddy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daddy manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva won't allow Daddy to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva passes Daddy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daddy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Daddy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daddy, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daddy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Daddy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daddy throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Daddy sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daddy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daddy can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva stands up and beckons Daddy to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Daddy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daddy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Daddy postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daddy but Daddy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Daddy misses with a combination
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Daddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daddy lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Nice sprawl there from Daddy as Silva shoots in.
Daddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daddy backwards.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daddy wants to clinch.
Daddy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva clinches.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daddy can do to turn this around?
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daddy's guard now.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Daddy has wrist control.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Daddy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up from Daddy's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Daddy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daddy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tries for a takedown but Daddy manages to get underhooks.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva keeping full guard, as Daddy tries to pass.
Daddy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is pulling down on Daddy's head. It's preventing any offense from Daddy, at least for the moment.
Daddy thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Big Daddy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Daddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daddy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Daddy misses with a wild body shot.
Daddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daddy lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Daddy in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daddy as he jumps to the side.
Daddy looks to clinch
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Daddy prevents the takedown attempt.
Daddy is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daddy misses with the combination.
Daddy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Some wild striking there from Daddy.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Daddy, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Daddy against the cage but Daddy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Daddy both land. Nice combination.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daddy defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daddy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva has Daddy pressed against the cage, preventing Daddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daddy goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Daddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daddy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Daddy walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva clinches up with Daddy and pushes him back against the cage.
Daddy is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Daddy tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Daddy up, before dumping him to the ground. Daddy manages to land in guard.
Daddy can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva stops Daddy from getting back to his feet.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
Daddy actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Daddy is having none of it.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daddy defending well though.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Daddy is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daddy circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands with a hook. Daddy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daddy's waist but Daddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Daddy lands a head shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Daddy scores with a four punch combination!
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Daddy.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daddy pinned against the cage. Daddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daddy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva had his way with Big Daddy in that round.
The cut man is working on Big Daddy's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Daddy back into the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daddy scores with a three punch combo!
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Daddy circles away.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Daddy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a right hand.
Daddy is trying to break free.
Daddy has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Daddy is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daddy being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Daddy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daddy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daddy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Daddy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daddy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daddy is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daddy.
Silva gets a clinch.
Daddy wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Daddy slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Daddy as he connects with a hook.
Silva dives in and grabs Daddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daddy pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daddy as he avoids it easily.
Daddy dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Daddy's head and hops out.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Daddy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daddy is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daddy down to the mat. Daddy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daddy throws a good cross that connects.
Daddy looks to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Daddy is trying to break free.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Daddy backwards.
Lyoto Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva pulls Daddy into guard.
Daddy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daddy moves into full guard.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daddy as he avoids it easily.
Big Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to bum rush Daddy with a series of wild strikes but Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva dives in and grabs Daddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daddy pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Daddy avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daddy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daddy duly obliges.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daddy's waist but Daddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Daddy throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daddy won't be happy with that.
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!
Daddy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Silva!
Lyoto Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
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