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BFC 12 HAPPY NEW YEAR PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alyston Dion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brakeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alyston Dion!
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, Brakeo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez rushes Dion and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dion's defenses.
Dion jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Dion around his waist. Dion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Alyston Dion has been cut.
Dion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alyston Dion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez clinches up with Dion and pushes him back against the cage.
Dion jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dion's guard.
Dion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Brakeo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Dion in a clinch.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez stuns Dion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dion is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
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!
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Dion blocks the elbow strike.
Dion blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez feints a jab and as Dion dips his head, Sanchez unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dion right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dion falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sanchez smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brakeo Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polly Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polly Cracker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene moves in looking to clinch but Cracker pushes him off.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cracker throws a sloppy head kick
and Greene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cracker cracks the inside of Greene's front leg.
Cracker misses with a head kick.
Greene really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greene clinches with his opponent.
Greene effectively controlling the action here.
Cracker managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Cracker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene wants a takedown.
Cracker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cracker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cracker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greene's brow.
Cracker pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Greene trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cracker's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Greene clinches.
Greene tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cracker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cracker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. Cracker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cracker is struggling to control the position.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cracker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Cracker avoids the damage to the body.
Cracker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greene stalling in the clinch.
Cracker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greene dodges an elbow strike from Cracker.
Cracker misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene wants to take the fight to the mat but Cracker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cracker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cracker is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cracker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Greene dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cracker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cracker throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Greene blocks a head kick by Cracker.
Greene doesn't manage to clinch there - Cracker circles away.
Cracker throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Cracker throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Jared Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch but Cracker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker keeps the fight on the outside.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polly Cracker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Greene pushes him off.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker tries a head kick but it misses.
Cracker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greene tries to clinch up but Cracker circles away and keeps his distance.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cracker throws a lazy head kick
and Greene counters with a two punch combo.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cracker throws a wild body kick that Greene sees coming a mile off.
Cracker is breathing heavily.
Cracker misses with a body shot.
Cracker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cracker thumps Greene with a low kick.
Greene rushes Cracker and presses him up against the cage.
Greene blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Greene leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cracker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Cracker misses with an elbow strike.
Cracker tries a knee to the head but Greene blocks it.
Cracker avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Cracker misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene avoids the elbow strike from Cracker, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to maintain a safe position but Cracker gets an underhook and turns Greene into the cage.
Cracker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cracker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Polly Cracker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Greene tries to clinch but Cracker is having none of it.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cracker misses with a looping left.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cracker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Cracker misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cracker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Greene avoids the head kick by Cracker.
Cracker misses with a series of wild punches.
Cracker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greene backs up against the cage.
Cracker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker throws a head kick that misses
and Greene counters with a good low kick that Cracker was not able to check.
Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cracker keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greene.
Greene tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cracker lands with a kick to the temple. Greene shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cracker throws a sloppy head kick
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Cracker will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to clinch but Cracker moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cracker.
Cracker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene is looking to clinch.
Cracker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greene is looking to slow Cracker down with leg kicks.
Greene avoids the head kick by Cracker.
Cracker throws a lazy head kick
and Greene counters with a body kick.
Greene has closed the distance and engaged Cracker in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene looking to throw knees to the head but Cracker is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to drag Cracker to the mat but Cracker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cracker avoids it.
Cracker stops a takedown attempt from Greene.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cracker is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greene stalling against the cage.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cracker avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greene 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Greene!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filemom Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macarenco's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filemom Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Macarenco.
Macarenco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.
Macarenco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Macarenco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Macarenco off the cage and back into range.
Macarenco misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Macarenco does no damage.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Macarenco with a series of wild strikes but Macarenco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macarenco.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
Macarenco throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macarenco.
Macarenco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Macarenco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macarenco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macarenco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Macarenco misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Macarenco.
Oliveira connects with a right hand. Macarenco shakes it off.
Macarenco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Macarenco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macarenco misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Macarenco does no damage.
Macarenco is breathing heavily.
Macarenco ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Macarenco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macarenco swinging wildly here.
Filemom Macarenco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Macarenco avoids nicely.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Macarenco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Macarenco counters with a series of strikes. Oliveira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macarenco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macarenco connects with a single shot there.
Macarenco throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Macarenco misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Macarenco's head.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Macarenco.
Macarenco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macarenco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macarenco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliveira to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliveira swings for the body but Macarenco moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Macarenco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macarenco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Macarenco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Macarenco.
Oliveira clobbers Macarenco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macarenco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira moves out of range as Macarenco strikes.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Jab by Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira throws a one two combo.
Macarenco is rocked!
Oliveira rushes Macarenco with punches - Macarenco moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Macarenco goes down! Oliveira follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiyai Wanggai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Roller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kiyai Wanggai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiyai Wanggai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Cesar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanggai shoots and misses
and Cesar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cesar.
Cesar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wanggai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cesar defends it easily.
Wanggai is trying to keep Cesar in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanggai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cesar defends it easily.
Cesar content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cesar is aware though and is defending well.
Cesar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wanggai wants to sweep but no luck.
Wanggai controls Cesar momentarily but Cesar frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberto Cesar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cesar is defended easily by Wanggai.
Wanggai shoots in for a takedown but Cesar shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cesar counters with a shoot takedown. Wanggai fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyai Wanggai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanggai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cesar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Cesar seems content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wanggai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cesar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wanggai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wanggai is pressing down on Cesar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wanggai wants to sweep here but Cesar controlling him for the moment.
Cesar looking to pass the guard.
Wanggai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cesar is aware though and is defending well.
Wanggai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cesar uses it to pass to side control.
Wanggai is breathing heavily.
Wanggai striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wanggai is trying to improve his position.
Cesar staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai can't do much from the bottom here.
Cesar 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 Wanggai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wanggai stops Cesar from passing to mount.
Wanggai is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cesar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wanggai is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Cesar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wanggai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cesar defends it nicely.
Wanggai closes the distance and clinches up with Cesar, looking for a takedown. Wanggai pushes Cesar against the cage but Cesar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wanggai misses with a takedown
and Cesar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyai Wanggai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanggai looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cesar passes into half guard.
Roberto Cesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cesar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai is looking for a sweep. Cesar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cesar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wanggai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cesar controlling the action here.
Wanggai misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cesar is taking a breather. Wanggai says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roberto Cesar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cesar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wanggai on his heels. He'll look to pass Wanggai's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wanggai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wanggai being controlled here, momentarily.
Wanggai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cesar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar tries to free his leg and advance position but Wanggai is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roberto Cesar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cesar looks for a takedown but Wanggai sprawls well.
Cesar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wanggai is looking for a triangle but Cesar pushes his legs off easily.
Wanggai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wanggai tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wanggai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wanggai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cesar has passed into side control.
Cesar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cesar working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cesar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Cesar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wanggai has his takedown stuffed
and Cesar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cesar controlling the action here.
Wanggai wants to improve his position but Cesar is controlling well.
Cesar trying to pass the guard but Wanggai defending well.
Cesar controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wanggai gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai looking for a triangle here. Cesar is fighting it but it looks tight! Wanggai pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cesar is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kiyai Wanggai!
Kiyai Wanggai took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pouncy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Anna Lucia. Pouncy McGee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pouncy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Nog!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nog sprawls well initially but McGee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nog is just riding it out for now. McGee eventually gives up the hold.
Nog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nog is trying to maintain the position but McGee is very close to passing his half guard.
Nog is looking for a sweep. McGee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGee wants to take a breather but Nog is having none of it.
McGee is trying to work for a kimura but Nog is defending well.
Nog is refusing to be controlled, as McGee sits in half guard.
McGee wants to work for an arm triangle but Nog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McGee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McGee is looking for a kimura here.
Nog trying to control from the bottom.
Nog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nog defends it well.
McGee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nog with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nog keeps working.
Nog trying to hold on to McGee's head to control him but McGee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is keen to just control but Nog is a slippery customer.
McGee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nog sees it coming and defends easily.
McGee 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.
Nog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nog defending well though.
McGee is looking for a kimura but Nog is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGee to get the leverage.
McGee is looking for a kimura but Nog is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGee to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to pass to full mount but Nog defends it.
Nog actively working from the bottom here.
Nog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McGee is thwarting Nog's attempts to control the position.
Nog actively working from the bottom here.
McGee wants to take a breather but Nog is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGee.
McGee moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Nog.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but Nog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nog is trying to get back to half guard.
McGee scores with punches from side control.
McGee is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nog is trying to escape and McGee transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nog is forced to tap! Nice work there by McGee! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pouncy McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (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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225 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raimi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neville fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raimi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neville darts in trying to clinch
and Raimi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Neville's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raimi postures up in Neville's guard and throws a big left but Neville blocks it.
Raimi wants to control from the top but Neville keeps moving.
Raimi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neville wants to improve his position but instead Raimi has moved into half guard.
Raimi is looking for a kimura but Neville is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raimi to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimi is trying for a kimura here. Neville looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Raimi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Inti Raimi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McCumby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole has chosen Kung fu fighting as his entrance music. Trevor McCumby has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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277 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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22
289 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor McCumby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole lands with a good body shot.
McCumby is breathing heavily.
Hole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCumby dodges the punch combination from Hole.
McCumby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Hole.
Nice uppercut there from Hole.
Hole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hole lands a big head kick that sends McCumby tumbling to the mat! Hole takes a step backwards and waves McCumby back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McCumby is rocked!
It looks like Trevor McCumby has been cut.
Hole jabs McCumby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh McCumby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Hole. Beautiful body shot.
Hole is stalking McCumby. McCumby circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hole, and it's lights out! McCumby really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Hole!
Harry Hole 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzaga's choice of entrance music: Danzig - Mother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Gonzaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pereira counters with a right hand to the body.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Pereira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzaga cracks Pereira with an open hand slap.
Pereira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzaga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Gonzaga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzaga lands a jab to the head.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Gonzaga closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzaga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzaga.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzaga blocks an uppercut.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzaga works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzaga advances position into side control!
Gonzaga is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzaga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pereira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gonzaga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gonzaga looks up at the clock and then as Pereira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzaga smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gonzaga are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gonzaga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Gonzaga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Pereira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzaga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gonzaga postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga in side control, throwing shots but Pereira defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzaga. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Pereira slips a straight right by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzaga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzaga connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Gonzaga.
Thiago Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira misses with a combination
and Gonzaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzaga.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzaga throws a wild body kick that Pereira sees coming a mile off.
Gonzaga misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Gonzaga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzaga counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzaga looks to land a combination. Pereira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Gonzaga had a free shot at his head there.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Thiago Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Gonzaga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gonzaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Gonzaga rushes Pereira and presses him up against the cage.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzaga's elbow.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzaga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzaga blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gonzaga has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzaga controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gonzaga wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzaga counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzaga misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzaga blocks a jab.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzaga staying out of range there.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Gonzaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pereira finds it's way through Gonzaga's defenses.
Gonzaga clinches with his opponent.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzaga.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzaga controls the action.
Gonzaga prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Gonzaga can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pereira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gonzaga punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gonzaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzaga scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gonzaga patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pereira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzaga lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Gonzaga thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Pereira! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gonzaga gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Gonzaga! Gabriel Gonzaga retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Czech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NMH2: No More Riot. Mick Maurizio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
210 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Czech!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maurizio.
Czech fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maurizio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maurizio fails to land the takedown.
Czech stuffs the takedown attempt from Maurizio. Maurizio gets slowly back to his feet.
Maurizio throws a head kick that misses
and Czech counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maurizio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maurizio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Czech counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maurizio misses the shot to the body.
Czech slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maurizio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czech displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maurizio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Czech manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Czech wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Czech preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Czech manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maurizio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio trying to control the position.
Czech engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Czech wants to pass the guard but Maurizio is keeping the position.
Maurizio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Czech pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maurizio is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mick Maurizio.
Czech stuffs the takedown attempt from Maurizio. Maurizio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurizio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Czech is out of range.
Czech scores with a shot to the body.
Czech connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Czech lands a jab.
Maurizio misses the shot to the body.
Maurizio shoots in and drives through. Czech sprawls well.
Maurizio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Czech sprawls well. Czech wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maurizio gets slowly back to his feet.
Maurizio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Czech finds it's way round the side to connect with Maurizio's head.
Czech scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czech avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mick Maurizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czech scores with a decent looking hook.
Maurizio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Czech misses with a wild body shot.
Maurizio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maurizio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Czech is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maurizio is breathing heavily.
Czech connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maurizio's hands.
Maurizio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Czech uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Maurizio misses.
Czech lands a head shot.
Czech connects with a body shot that sends Maurizio's belly button to the back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Czech.
A right-left combo lands from Czech.
Maurizio shoots in for a double leg but Czech sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Czech feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maurizio sprawling to the canvas! Maurizio rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Czech finish him?!
Maurizio is rocked!
Maurizio ducks into an uppercut from Czech and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Czech! Peter Czech retains his light heavyweight title!
Peter Czech thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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