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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubert Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gubert Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
Van Damme sizes up Fernandes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Alex Fernandes has been cut.
Van Damme is looking to land body kicks.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandes shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Damme tries to sprawl out of it but Fernandes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Damme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Fernandes dives in and grabs Van Damme's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Damme pushes down on Fernandes's head and hops out.
Fernandes misses with a head kick.
Van Damme connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes rushes Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Van Damme.
Fernandes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Damme sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fernandes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme cracks Fernandes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fernandes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van Damme finish him?
Fernandes is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Van Damme as Fernandes shoots in.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
Van Damme throws a powerful right kick. Fernandes tried to block low but the kick was high! Fernandes was taken right off of his feet! Van Damme jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gubert Van Damme!
Gubert Van Damme seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
Antunes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antunes.
No luck for Mata with that takedown attempt.
Antunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mata goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mata sprawls well. Mata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Antunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Mata. Mata gets slowly back to his feet.
Mata throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borba Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mata closes the distance and clinches up with Antunes, looking for a takedown. Mata pushes Antunes against the cage but Antunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mata closes the distance and pushes Antunes back into the cage.
Mata breaks the clinch.
Mata thows a body kick. Antunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Antunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Antunes is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is letting Mata control him for a moment.
Mata stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mata scoring well with a low kick there.
Antunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mata drives through and clinches with Antunes against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mata manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antunes misses with a wild combination.
Mata tries to clinch up but Antunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Mata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Mata with that takedown attempt.
Mata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antunes is trying to maintain the position but Mata is very close to passing his half guard.
Mata controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Antunes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mata.
Mata wants to take a breather but Antunes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes is trying to control but Mata manages to pass to mount!
Mata tries to control but Antunes wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mata shoots in and drives through. Antunes sprawls well.
Mata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan Mata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Mata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mata lands a head kick!
Mata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Antunes is trying to defend but Mata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mata is keen to just control but Antunes is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mata in particular looking to stall.
Antunes wants to improve his position but Mata is controlling well.
Mata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mata is working for a guillotine from mount but Antunes frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Antunes tries to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Antunes is working to get back to half guard.
Mata sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Juan Mata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mata controlling the position easily from mount.
Mata working Antunes over with strikes here.
Mata controlling from the full mount.
Antunes is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mata trying to control but Antunes is having none of it.
Mata controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mata dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Antunes's guard.
Antunes keeping moving, preventing Mata from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Mata just wasn't active enough.
Mata closes the distance and pushes Antunes back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mata breaks the clinch.
Mata fails with a takedown attempt.
Mata shoots in for a double leg but Antunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Mata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt - Mata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Antunes quickly recovers to half guard.
Mata prevents Antunes from improving his position.
Mata is stalling here. Antunes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mata seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Antunes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mata's shoulder. That is not cool.
Antunes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Antunes's guard! Nice work there by Mata!
Mata wants to control from the top but Antunes keeps moving.
Antunes wants to stand but Mata is controlling the position.
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!
Mata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Antunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borba Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Mata.
Antunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mata displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Antunes.
Mata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but Mata shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
Mata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mata thuds his shin into the meat of Antunes's side.
Antunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Mata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antunes.
Antunes dives in and grabs Mata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mata pushes down on Antunes's head and hops out.
Mata throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mata misses.
Antunes moves into range and clinches up with Mata.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mata.
Juan Mata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Mata.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Mata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio comes to the cage accompanied by NMH2: No More Riot. Robert Neville will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio misses with a looping left.
Mick Maurizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurizio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Neville rushes Maurizio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neville is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maurizio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neville is defending well for now.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Robert Neville has been cut.
Neville trying to stall but Maurizio improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.
Maurizio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maurizio's brow.
Neville managing to block the knees to the body from Maurizio.
Neville blocks the elbow strike.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Neville blocks an elbow strike from Maurizio.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Maurizio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neville's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Neville trying to control the position but instead, Maurizio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neville into the cage.
Maurizio misses with an elbow over the top.
Maurizio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maurizio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neville is defending well for now.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neville avoids it.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neville blocks an elbow strike.
Maurizio with a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Neville takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maurizio lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Robert Neville's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neville stalling the fight.
Neville using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maurizio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neville throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neville has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maurizio obliges.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maurizio avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Maurizio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neville is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maurizio.
Neville looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neville takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maurizio lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Maurizio.
Maurizio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neville misses with an elbow over the top.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio lands a damaging elbow.
Neville takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Robert Neville's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maurizio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neville blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but Neville blocks it.
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!
Maurizio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maurizio scores with a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but Neville blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maurizio's brow.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurizio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neville avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maurizio pushes off an throws an elbow but Neville leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Neville blocks an elbow strike from Maurizio.
Maurizio lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Neville's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maurizio misses with a double jab.
Neville throws a low kick but Maurizio moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Neville. No joy for Maurizio on that attempt.
Neville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maurizio's calf.
Maurizio has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maurizio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maurizio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Maurizio shrugs off.
Maurizio blocks the elbow strike.
Neville lands a damaging elbow.
Maurizio working Neville over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neville is trying to maintain a safe position but Maurizio gets an underhook and turns Neville into the cage.
Neville avoiding damage as Maurizio throws knees to the body.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurizio lands with a left to the head.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neville creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maurizio's defenses.
Mick Maurizio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neville misses with an elbow over the top.
Maurizio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neville blocks it with crossed arms.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Maurizio shrugs off.
Neville tries a knee to the head but Maurizio blocks it.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maurizio's defenses.
Neville stalling in the clinch but Maurizio improves position.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Maurizio blocks the elbow strike.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Maurizio pushes off an throws an elbow but Neville leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Neville misses with a knee strike.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maurizio digs a right hand underneath Neville's ribcage. Neville let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but Neville blocks it.
Neville throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurizio blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maurizio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nevilles head.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maurizio lands a nice elbow.
Neville throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurizio blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurizio crunches a lovely knee into Neville's ribcage.
Maurizio working Neville over with knees to the body.
Maurizio scores with a shot to the side of Neville's head.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Maurizio.
Maurizio trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Maurizio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio lands an elbow inside.
Neville is looking to control Maurizio's arms but Maurizio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neville has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Maurizio.
Maurizio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neville on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neville pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maurizio missing with knees to the body.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
Maurizio dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Maurizio in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maurizio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robert Neville's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maurizio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maurizio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maurizio misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Neville's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Neville drives through and clinches with Maurizio against the cage.
Maurizio blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Maurizio scores with a shoulder strike.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Neville throws an elbow that misses.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
A knee to the head by Maurizio.
Maurizio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neville blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio takes an elbow to the temple.
Neville lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but Neville blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neville is looking to control Maurizio's arms but Maurizio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neville has his back to the cage.
Neville takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maurizio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neville's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neville leaning against his opponent.
Maurizio missing with knees to the body.
Maurizio tries a knee to the head but Neville blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Neville misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maurizio tries a body shot but Neville blocks it.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Maurizio misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neville is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maurizio is keeping busy.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Neville's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neville trying to stall but Maurizio improves his position.
Maurizio throws an elbow but it misses.
Neville leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Neville.
Maurizio looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Neville blocks with his arms.
Maurizio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maurizio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neville holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maurizio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neville's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maurizio throws an elbow but misses.
Maurizio pushes Neville back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neville tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neville has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maurizio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maurizio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neville lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neville takes a shot to the head.
Maurizio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nevilles head.
Maurizio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maurizio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neville's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Neville's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mick Maurizio!
During a confident post fight interview, Mick Maurizio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shleifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shleifer tries to clinch up.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela moves away
and Amarela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Amarela is controlling the pace.
Shleifer is not content to let Amarela control the position.
Amarela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shleifer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shleifer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shleifer is positioning himself well to prevent Amarela advancing to mount.
Amarela thows a huge punch but Shleifer dodges it nicely.
Shleifer trying to hold on to Amarela's head to control him but Amarela postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shleifer gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Amarela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shleifer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Shleifer keeps moving.
Amarela tries to free his leg and advance position but Shleifer is retaining full guard.
Shleifer is trying to control the position but Amarela postures up.
Amarela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amarela throws a strike but Shleifer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Amarela is looking for a triangle but Shleifer pushes his legs off easily.
Amarela can't keep his opponent in guard - Shleifer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Amarela keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amarela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amarela tries to get out of the position.
Shleifer controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer trying to control the action but Amarela is working from the bottom.
Amarela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shleifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amarela keeps working.
Shleifer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Amarela!
Amarela tries to hold on but Shleifer pushes him away.
Shleifer controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is looking to get to half guard.
Amarela is squirming around, avoiding Shleifer's attempts to control the action.
Shleifer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Shleifer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrei Shleifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amarela tried to score with a low kick but Shleifer checks it.
Shleifer darts in trying to clinch
and Amarela counters with a shoot takedown. Shleifer fights it but they end up in guard.
Shleifer wants to sweep but no luck.
Amarela scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amarela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shleifer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amarela manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer wants to control from the top but Amarela keeps moving.
Shleifer stands and throws Amarela's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shleifer darts in trying to clinch
and Amarela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amarela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shleifer keeping moving, preventing Amarela from controlling successfully.
Shleifer is adopting a defensive guard.
Shleifer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amarela throwing strikes but missing.
Shleifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarela being controlled here momentarily.
Amarela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrei Shleifer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Shleifer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shleifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amarela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shleifer is fending him off so far but Amarela persists. Nope, Shleifer circles away and we're back to standing.
Amarela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amarela gets a double leg takedown into Shleifer's guard.
Amarela postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shleifer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amarela, into his guard.
Shleifer looking to sit in guard and control but Amarela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amarela postures up and lands a big shot to Shleifer's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abelinha Amarela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amarela preventing the sweep.
Shleifer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amarela's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shleifer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amarela's guard.
Still in half guard, Shleifer seems content to control.
Amarela is staying active underneath Shleifer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Amarela is looking to improve his position.
Shleifer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shleifer controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shleifer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shleifer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Shleifer.
Amarela keeps the fight on the outside.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela moves away
and Amarela counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amarela.
Shleifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but Shleifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarela distracts Shleifer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amarela stopping the sweep attempt from Shleifer.
Shleifer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Shleifer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela is having none of it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarela.
Shleifer is not content to let Amarela control the position.
Amarela misses with the ground and pound.
Shleifer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Amarela working the ground and pound.
Amarela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Shleifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amarela trying to control the position but Shleifer is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shleifer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Amarela scoring with some ground and pound.
Amarela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amarela works over Shleifer with some ground and pound from guard.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shleifer has his hands on Amarela's head, controlling the position.
Amarela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
Shleifer wants to sweep here but Amarela controlling him for the moment.
Amarela pushes down on Shleifer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shleifer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shleifer is trying to control the position but Amarela postures up.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shleifer looking for a sweep. Not yet Shleifer, not yet.
Shleifer looking to control.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
Amarela trying to control but Shleifer is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shleifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Shleifer.
Amarela shoots in but Shleifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shleifer circles away.
Shleifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shleifer is looking to clinch.
Amarela has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amarela misses the shot to the body.
Amarela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shleifer defends it nicely.
Shleifer is looking to clinch.
Shleifer tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amarela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Amarela is working for a submission of some sort.
Amarela trying to control the pace.
Shleifer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shleifer is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer stopping the sweep attempt from Amarela.
Shleifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abelinha Amarela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amarela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abelinha Amarela!
Abelinha Amarela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
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, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Banner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gracie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great Weasel moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
The Great Weasel dives in and grabs Rodrigues's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes down on The Great Weasel's head and hops out.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Great Weasel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Great Weasel working for a guillotine from mount but Rodrigues is in no mood to give up.
The Great Weasel has hold of Rodrigues's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rodrigues manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The Great Weasel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The Great Weasel misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a hook but The Great Weasel blocks it.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Great Weasel moves away.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great Weasel closes the distance and clinches up with Rodrigues, looking for a takedown. The Great Weasel pushes Rodrigues against the cage but Rodrigues circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Great Weasel tries for a takedown but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great Weasel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Great Weasel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodrigues did well to prevent The Great Weasel getting side control.
The Great Weasel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodrigues is just riding it out for now. The Great Weasel eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodrigues sees it coming and defends easily.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
The Great Weasel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Great Weasel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodrigues has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as The Great Weasel sits in half guard.
Rodrigues really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Great Weasel. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great Weasel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodrigues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Great Weasel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Great Weasel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck The Great Weasel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy body shot
and The Great Weasel counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.
The Great Weasel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues keeping full guard, as The Great Weasel tries to pass.
The Great Weasel stops Rodrigues from standing up.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Great Weasel controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Great Weasel looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Great Weasel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buck The Great Weasel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great Weasel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great Weasel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodrigues can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Great Weasel looking to control.
Rodrigues wants to stand but The Great Weasel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rodrigues scoring with some ground and pound.
The Great Weasel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodrigues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodrigues lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel is looking for a triangle but Rodrigues pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Great Weasel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodrigues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Great Weasel looking for a guillotine here but Rodrigues defends easily.
Rodrigues content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodrigues missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodrigues throws a big elbow that misses.
The Great Weasel has his foot on Rodrigues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodrigues works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues distracts The Great Weasel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Great Weasel has his foot on Rodrigues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodrigues works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodrigues with a nice head shot there.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigues loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodrigues postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Great Weasel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Great Weasel looking for a guillotine here but Rodrigues defends easily.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Great Weasel keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues trying to control from half guard but The Great Weasel is working away.
The Great Weasel tries to roll over but Rodrigues keeps him under control.
The Great Weasel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodrigues scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Great Weasel is in trouble now - Rodrigues has advanced to mount!
Rodrigues looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues trying to control but The Great Weasel is having none of it.
The Great Weasel can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck The Great Weasel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Great Weasel moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
The Great Weasel scores a takedown into full mount!
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Great Weasel looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodrigues is having none of it.
The Great Weasel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rodrigues is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Great Weasel looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rodrigues is defending well. The Great Weasel quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rodrigues has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! The Great Weasel celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buck The Great Weasel!
Buck The Great Weasel is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia advances position into side control!
Silva prevents Maia from moving into mount.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Maia wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Maia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to control Maia's body but Maia pushes him off. Silva squirms to his side and now Maia has his back!
Maia gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Maia has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Maia is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva breaks Maia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Maia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva gets to his feet. Maia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to stand but Maia is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
Maia trying to control the position.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but Maia is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Maia won't allow it.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Maia up, before dumping him to the ground. Maia manages to land in guard.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up in Maia's guard and throws a big left but Maia blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to stand but Maia is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Maia wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working away.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Maia get back to his feet.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Maia, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Maia against the cage but Maia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Maia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Maia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Maia, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Maia against the cage but Maia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Maia shoots in.
Emerson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva gets caught napping as Maia dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emerson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva controlling Maia's posture.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries for a takedown but Maia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia slips a straight right by Silva.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Maia.
Maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva blocks Maia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maia has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Silva is working for a kimura but Maia is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Maia defending well.
Maia is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emerson Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia moves into the clinch.
Maia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maia after a bit of a struggle.
Silva is trying to drag Maia to the mat but Maia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Maia gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Maia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Emerson Silva just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Maia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Maia tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva thows a huge punch but Maia dodges it nicely.
Maia tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Maia is controlling the position.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maia looking to control.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emerson Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Maia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stays in close to Maia's body and controls the position.
Silva throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Maia from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maia!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva trying to control but Maia is having none of it.
Silva landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emerson Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is not content to let Maia control the position.
Maia is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Maia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva has his hands on Maia's head, controlling the position.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maia is controlling him.
Maia throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva passes Maia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maia keeping control of the position.
Maia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Silva! Emerson Silva retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Czech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Czech!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czech drops Arona with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Arona looks back up at him and smiles so Czech waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Arona is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
Czech steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Arona is out on his feet! Czech sets himself and nearly takes Arona's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Czech! Peter Czech retains his light heavyweight title!
Peter Czech seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kung fu fighting. Gonzaga has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Hole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzaga's sensitive parts.
Gonzaga misses with a body shot.
Gonzaga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole lands a jab to Gonzaga's midsection.
Hole cracks Gonzaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hole thows a body shot but no joy.
Hole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Hole.
Gonzaga has a takedown stuffed.
Hole scores with a jab to the body.
Hole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hole slips under a jab from Gonzaga.
Good standup being displayed there by Hole as he connects with a hook.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzaga looks gassed!
Hole connects with a right hand. Gonzaga shakes it off.
Hole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hole wants to control but Gonzaga is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gonzaga misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gonzaga throws some wild stikes that Hole manages to avoid easily.
Gonzaga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzaga thowing shots but they're missing.
Hole avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hole because Gonzaga loaded up on that one.
Hole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzaga throwing strikes here but Hole is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzaga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hole looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga unloads with some shots from mount but Hole bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzaga lands a big shot there that rocks Hole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzaga looking to secure an arm triangle but Hole defends it well.
Gonzaga cracks Hole with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonzaga working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzaga unloads with some shots from mount but Hole bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga wants to control the pace but Hole is squirming around nicely.
Gonzaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gonzaga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hole takes a swing at Gonzaga's ribcage but misses.
Hole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzaga looks to land a left hand but Hole moved out of range nicely.
Hole misses with a low kick.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzaga moves forwards but Hole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hole throws a leg kick but Gonzaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gonzaga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hole is trying to defend but Gonzaga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonzaga is trying to control. Hole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzaga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzaga is working for a kimura but Hole is defending it quite comfortably.
Gonzaga is keen to just control but Hole is a slippery customer.
Hole trying to control but Gonzaga postures up.
Gonzaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzaga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hole is controlling Gonzaga's trapped leg to prevent Gonzaga from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole taking some punishment here, with Gonzaga in his half guard.
Gonzaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hole keeps working.
Gonzaga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hole kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzaga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hole has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hole taking some punishment here, with Gonzaga in his half guard.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura here.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzaga is working away from the top position though.
Gonzaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hole keeping hold of Gonzaga's head, controlling as best he can.
Gonzaga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga 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!
Hole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hole wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Hole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzaga staying out of range there.
Hole jabs Gonzaga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzaga misses with a looping left.
Gonzaga pushes Hole up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzaga gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hole regains guard.
Gonzaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga prevents Hole from getting back to his feet.
Hole keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Hole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hole scores with a leg kick.
Gonzaga misses with a body shot.
Good work by Gonzaga as he checks the leg kick.
Hole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throws a right hand that Hole ducks under and follows up with a left that Hole also avoids with ease.
Hole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hole circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzaga's knee momentarily.
Hole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hole sizes up Gonzaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hole cracks the inside of Gonzaga's front leg.
Hole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzagas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole connects with a crisp jab.
Hole throws a nice looking combination but Gonzaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hole. Gonzaga shrugs it off though.
Gonzaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hole. Hole obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hole digs a good hook to Gonzaga's body.
Nice body kick there by Hole.
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!
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzaga. Hole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hole.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzaga misses the target.
Hole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzaga takes a swing at Hole's ribcage but misses.
Gonzaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hole can pounce on him.
Hole misses with a jab to the body
and Hole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hole connects with an inside leg kick.
Hole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzaga manages to avoid it.
Gonzaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzaga.
Hole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hole is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzaga has double underhooks.
Hole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzaga has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hole's efforts to push away.
Gonzaga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hole fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzaga misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga scores with a shot to the body.
Hole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hole.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hole misses with a body shot
and Gonzaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzaga throws a shot from downtown. Hole moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hole.
Gonzaga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Hole is having none of it.
Hole misses the body punch
letting Gonzaga counter with a right hand.
Gonzaga throws an overhand right that lands on Hole's shoulder, as Hole tries to avoid the shot.
Hole lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzaga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hole's guard.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzaga stands and throws Hole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzaga tries for a kimura but Hole is defending well.
Hole can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzaga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hole is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to take a break and control but Hole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gonzaga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hole is looking to wear down Gonzaga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A clash of legs there as Gonzaga blocks the low kick.
Hole cracks Gonzaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Gonzaga misses.
Gonzaga tests Hole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch but Hole is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hole throws a low kick but Gonzaga moves out of range easily.
Gonzaga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonzaga gets the takedown into side control.
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Gabriel Gonzaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzaga throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Gonzaga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gonzaga working the ground and pound.
Gonzaga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole is trying to control Gonzaga's posture but Gonzaga avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hole regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gonzaga's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Gonzaga wants to pass to mount but Hole is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is working for a submission of some sort.
Gonzaga wants to work for an arm triangle but Hole is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harry Hole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga thows a huge punch but Hole dodges it nicely.
Gabriel Gonzaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzaga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hole is just riding it out for now. Gonzaga eventually gives up the hold.
Hole is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzaga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hole wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hole has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzaga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hole is just riding it out for now. Gonzaga eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gonzaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gonzaga! Gabriel Gonzaga retains his heavyweight title!
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