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TWD 1: Silva vs Newhouse PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between wu Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, wu Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Oliveira jumps guard but Kong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira jumps guard but Kong stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kong.
It looks like Hugo Oliveira has been cut.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong moves into the clinch.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kong rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong misses with an elbow strike.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kong throws an elbow that misses.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kong throws an elbow but misses.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
Kong lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
That has opened up Hugo Oliveira's cut even more.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Kong rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kong throws an elbow but misses.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
wu Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Oliveira.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kong is pushing Oliveira's head away, looking to escape. Oliveira manages to hold on to the position though.
Kong is trying to control Oliveira's posture but Oliveira avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira throws an elbow but Kong slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira tries for a kimura but Kong is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wu Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong instigates a clinch.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong lands an elbow inside.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Kong tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kong but Kong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kong.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Kong forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
wu Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Kong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
wu Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong clinches with his opponent.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong misses with an elbow over the top.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Kong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Kong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong fails with the takedown.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense.
wu Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Oliveira.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong takes the fight into the clinch.
Kong lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wu Kong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kong is defending well.
Kong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Kong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Hugo Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hugo Oliveira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong gets a clinch.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hugo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugo Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). wu Kong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Levenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard Levenstein 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Levenstein!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levenstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laranja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Levenstein gets a clinch.
Levenstein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laranja up against the cage.
Laranja has Levenstein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Levenstein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Levenstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levenstein gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laranja keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Laranja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Levenstein's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Levenstein's back!
Laranja looking for the choke from the back.
Laranja is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Levenstein has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Levenstein trying to control the hands but Laranja breaks the grip.
Laranja is looking for the choke from the back position but Levenstein is controlling his hands well.
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!
Levenstein rolls, trying to escape but Laranja keeps control of the position.
Laranja looking to break Levenstein's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Levenstein remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Laranja will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Levenstein's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Levenstein preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Laranja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Laranja trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Levenstein doesn't escape.
Levenstein trying to control the position but Laranja manages to sink in the hooks.
Laranja working for a choke but Levenstein is defending well.
Laranja wants to control but Levenstein manages to buck him off and is now in Laranja's guard! Nice work there by Levenstein!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein wants to control from the top but Laranja keeps moving.
Laranja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Levenstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Levenstein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laranja has his foot on Levenstein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Levenstein works his way back into a safe position though.
Levenstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Laranja has wrist control.
Laranja might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laranja looking for a guillotine here but Levenstein defends easily.
Levenstein wants to control from the top but Laranja keeps moving.
Laranja is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Levenstein has his hands clasped together but Laranja extends an breaks Levenstein's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Laranja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Laranja!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between WiLL I Am (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Batista De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista De Oliveira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Into The Lungs Of Hell. On his way into the cage it seems that WiLL I Am has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily WiLL I Am seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WiLL I Am!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batista De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Am misses with a double jab.
I Am misses with a two punch combination.
I Am will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
I Am on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Batista De Oliveira dodges the punch combination from I Am.
WiLL I Am seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I Am throws out a leg kick but Batista De Oliveira moves out of range and I Am only half commits.
Batista De Oliveira throws a leg kick but I Am sees it coming and moves out of range.
I Am throws a sloppy head kick
and Batista De Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in I Am's guard.
I Am wants to stand but Batista De Oliveira is controlling the position.
Batista De Oliveira wants to control from the top but I Am keeps moving.
Batista De Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Batista De Oliveira connects with a couple of short punches.
Batista De Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but I Am is keeping the position.
Batista De Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
I Am avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
I Am is looking to stand up but Batista De Oliveira isn't so interested in that idea.
Batista De Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
Batista De Oliveira passes I Am's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Batista De Oliveira passes to full mount!
Batista De Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Batista De Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
I Am trying desperately to get to his feet.
I Am is breathing heavily.
Batista De Oliveira landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Am is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Batista De Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
Batista De Oliveira has hold of I Am's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and I Am manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Batista De Oliveira controlling the pace for now.
I Am's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Batista De Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can I Am hang on?
I Am wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Batista De Oliveira.
Batista De Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Batista De Oliveira controlling his opponent.
Batista De Oliveira looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista De Oliveira tries to control but I Am wriggling away.
Batista De Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Batista De Oliveira content just to control the position here.
Batista De Oliveira unloads with some shots from mount but I Am bucks and avoids them well.
I Am is trying to stand up.
Batista De Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and I Am is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista De Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Batista De Oliveira might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Batista De Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batista De Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista De Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batista De Oliveira lands a big elbow.
I Am is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Batista De Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh I Am is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
I Am is squirming around, avoiding Batista De Oliveira's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Batista De Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Batista De Oliveira lands with some strikes.
Batista De Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and I Am is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Batista De Oliveira.
Batista De Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish I Am?
A big strike lands for Batista De Oliveira! That's really hurt I Am and he's turned his back - Batista De Oliveira keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Batista De Oliveira jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Batista De Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manjuah Aloisis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan Dekkers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allan Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manjuah Aloisis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers looks to throw a body kick
and Aloisis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aloisis.
Aloisis stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
Aloisis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aloisis slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Aloisis moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aloisis. Dekkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aloisis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dekkers was well out of range. Poor timing from Aloisis.
Aloisis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Aloisis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Aloisis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dekkers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aloisis throws a body punch but Dekkers moves out of range.
Dekkers throws a push kick but Aloisis slaps the foot to one side.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Aloisis avoids it.
Aloisis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Aloisis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aloisis blocks the body kick.
Dekkers throws a head kick that half lands.
Aloisis scores with a shot to the body.
Aloisis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Aloisis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Aloisis avoids it.
Aloisis closes the distance and clinches.
Aloisis pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Aloisis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aloisis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dekkers up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Aloisis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekkers.
Good work by Aloisis as he checks the leg kick.
Aloisis takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Aloisis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisis moves out of range of the body kick.
Aloisis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dekkers. That one must have hurt.
Dekkers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aloisis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dekkers thinking.
Aloisis looks gassed!
Dekkers cracks the inside of Aloisis's front leg.
Dekkers lands a front kick.
Aloisis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers lands with a kick to the temple. Aloisis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Manjuah Aloisis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Aloisis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dekkers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aloisis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aloisis.
Aloisis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dekkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dekkers looks for the body kick but Aloisis saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers scores with a head kick.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dekkers throws a push kick but Aloisis slaps the foot to one side.
Aloisis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dekkers rather than just go for the knockout.
Dekkers looks to throw a body kick
and Aloisis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aloisis.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aloisis is controlling him.
Dekkers is trying to push Aloisis away but Aloisis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dekkers tries to break free but Aloisis pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers is trying to force a seperation but Aloisis has the dominant position.
Dekkers tries to break free but Aloisis pushes him back against the cage.
Aloisis has Dekkers pressed against the cage.
Aloisis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
Dekkers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aloisis taking a breather.
Aloisis looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Dekkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manjuah Aloisis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aloisis takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Dekkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aloisis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Dekkers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aloisis forces Dekkers back against the cage and clinches.
Dekkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Aloisis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aloisis prevents Dekkers from breaking the clinch.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Aloisis won't allow it.
Aloisis slows down the pace here.
Aloisis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisis keeps control of Dekkers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aloisis.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Dekkers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dekkers lands a high kick!
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers thuds his shin into the meat of Aloisis's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dekkers - that will leave a mark!
Aloisis moves out of range of the body kick.
Dekkers lands a leg kick that knocks Aloisis off balance momentarily.
Aloisis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dekkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aloisis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Dekkers scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dekkers. Aloisis shrugs it off though.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers scores with a push kick.
Dekkers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aloisis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aloisis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body kick that misses.
Dekkers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aloisis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dekkers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dekkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekkers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Allan Dekkers is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Dekkers tenderised Aloisis's leg. Aloisis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Aloisis avoids it.
A head kick from Dekkers lands but Aloisis takes it in his stride.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Dekkers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aloisis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Dekkers lands a front kick.
Aloisis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a push kick but Aloisis slaps the foot to one side.
Aloisis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dekkers. That one must have hurt.
Aloisis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Dekkers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aloisis will feel that in the morning.
Aloisis blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Dekkers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dekkers.
Aloisis moves out of range of the body kick.
Dekkers lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dekkers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a nice looking body kick.
Dekkers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aloisis avoids a kick to the body.
Aloisis avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a kick to the body
and Aloisis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aloisis looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Dekkers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aloisis can do to turn this around?
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aloisis has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aloisis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dekkers up against the cage.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aloisis has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Dekkers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manjuah Aloisis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dekkers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Aloisis moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dekkers.
Dekkers is looking to land body kicks.
Dekkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dekkers throws a body kick the misses
and Aloisis counters by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers tries to break free but Aloisis pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers tries to circle away but Aloisis has him pinned against the cage.
Dekkers can't break the clinch.
Dekkers tries to break free but Aloisis pushes him back against the cage.
Aloisis blocking some punches.
Dekkers is looking to break free of the clinch but Aloisis has double underhooks.
Dekkers wants to break free but Aloisis has control.
Dekkers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aloisis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Dekkers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
Aloisis trying to control the position but instead, Dekkers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aloisis into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aloisis has him pressed against the cage.
Aloisis taking a breather.
Aloisis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Aloisis has him pressed against the cage.
Dekkers can't break the clinch.
Aloisis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dekkers up against the cage.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Aloisis controls his hands.
Come on Aloisis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers tries to break the clinch but Aloisis is controlling the position.
Aloisis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dekkers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aloisis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aloisis looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Dekkers throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aloisis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dekkers.
Aloisis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a front kick that sends Aloisis stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crunch! Dekkers slams his shin into Aloisis's torso.
That kick from Dekkers tenderised Aloisis's leg. Aloisis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dekkers scores with a push kick.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Dekkers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Aloisis avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
A shot to the body from Aloisis misses
and Dekkers counters with a nice body kick.
Aloisis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dekkers can pounce on him.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Aloisis moves out of range.
Aloisis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekkers. Dekkers obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dekkers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manjuah Aloisis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aloisis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Dekkers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aloisis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekkers.
Dekkers delivers a nice body kick.
Aloisis avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dekkers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aloisis takes a step back to recover.
Dekkers throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Dekkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dekkers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Dekkers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okami (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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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Liddell!
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, Kenji Okami!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell wants to clinch up but Okami keeps it at a distance.
Okami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Okami wants to land a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Okami lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell's head back.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Okami circles away.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okami counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Okami lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Okami bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell clinches up against the cage.
Okami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Okami lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liddell doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell closes the distance but Okami moves to the side
and Okami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okami smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okami cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okami misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Okami circles away.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okami to score with a decent uppercut.
Okami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okami is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Okami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okami is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liddell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okami's brow.
Okami wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okami blocks it with crossed arms.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okami avoids it.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell misses with an elbow over the top.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okami breaks the clinch.
Okami misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Okami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okami lands a jab to the head.
Liddell tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Okami goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okami connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddell's head.
Okami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okami is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liddell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Okami fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Okami scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okami lands a head kick. Liddell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okami connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liddell's hands.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okami is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell wants to clinch but Okami slips to the side
and Okami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okami connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okami scores with a three punch combo!
Liddell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
Okami with a hook.
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okami lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okami cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okami might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matheus Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okami cracks Liddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Okami punishes Liddell's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okami works Liddell's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okami scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a one-two to the body.
Okami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okami cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Okami lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddell at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Okami.
Kenji Okami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okami, right into the meat.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Okami works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell closes the distance but Okami moves to the side
and Okami counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okami scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okami throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell takes one on the button.
Liddell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Okami lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Okami with a jab.
Okami scoring well with a low kick there.
Matheus Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami scores with a jab to the body.
Okami throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Okami.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okami scores with a jab. Liddell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okami.
Okami scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
and Okami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okami scores with a head kick.
Liddell tries to clinch up
and Okami counters with a left to the body.
Okami displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Okami.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Okami.
Okami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Okami pushes him off.
Okami throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to clinch but Okami slips to the side
and Okami counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Liddell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Okami.
Okami connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddell walks into a stiff left hand from Okami.
Okami keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okami.
Okami dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okami thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liddell if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Okami lands a head kick!
Liddell tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Okami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liddell on the side of the head.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Okami finds it's target.
Okami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Okami.
Liddell has managed to clinch.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Okami shrugs off.
Liddell has Okami pressed against the cage, preventing Okami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okami has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okami is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws an elbow that misses.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Okami shrugs off.
Liddell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okami is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Okami is blocking nicely.
Okami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okami lands a high kick!
Okami connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okami thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okami.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Okami lands a body shot.
Liddell takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami connects with a solid leg kick.
Okami shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liddell eats them both and turns towards Okami to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell moves forwards but Okami connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liddell's head.
Okami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okami misses with a head kick.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okami throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okami counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Okami scores with a punch to the head.
Okami throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liddell.
Liddell tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okami is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Okami.
Okami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Okami circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Okami back into the cage.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Okami shrugs off.
Okami tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Okami blocks with his arms.
Liddell has Okami pressed against the cage, preventing Okami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okami is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Okami stalling.
Liddell throws an elbow that misses.
Liddell misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Okami.
Okami misses with a knee to the head.
Okami wants to break free but Liddell has control.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Okami is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liddell.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Okami blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matheus Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okami lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Okami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okami winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Okami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Szogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes into the arena with Infected Mushroom - I Wish blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19
220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Szogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rua lands a jab to the nose.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Machado's defenses.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado blocks a jab.
Rua connects with a right hand. Machado shakes it off.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado misses with a takedown
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Szogun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lyoto Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua lands with a shot to the body.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Rua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machado backs up against the cage.
Rua lands a really nice looking cross but Machado seems unphased.
Machado tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rua looks to land a combination but Machado avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Machado should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua slips a jab from Machado.
Machado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machado tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Rua cracks Machado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machado has his takedown stuffed
and Rua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua connects with a jab.
Machado moves to clinch but Rua breaks away
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rua wants to slow Machado down by chopping away at his legs.
Machado tries to clinch up
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Rua.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machado looks gassed!
Rua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rua misses with the combination.
Machado misses with a right hand
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Machado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Machado should have avoided that one.
Machado is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Machado is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Rua is working the combinations to good effect here.
Machado slips under a jab.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machado.
Machado throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szogun Rua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Machado seems to have recovered his senses.
Machado wants to clinch
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Rua.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Rua throws a push kick but Machado slaps the foot to one side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Machado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rua has got the better of the exchanges.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Machado.
Machado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machado is looking to clinch.
Machado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Machado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua lands a jab to the head.
Machado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua cracks Machado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machado takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machado scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rua tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua scores with a hook.
Rua fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Machado to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Machado looks to clinch but Rua throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Machado taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Szogun Rua!
Szogun Rua 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Feola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feola's entrance music is Steve Aoki feat Wynter Gordon - Ladi Dadi. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Feola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinaldo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Feola.
Feola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Are you kidding me?! Oliveira ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Feola clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edinaldo Oliveira!
Edinaldo Oliveira 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Matos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Matos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiu Jitsu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matos looks to land a combination. Jiu Jitsu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jiu Jitsu wants to clinch but Matos slips to the side
and Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jiu Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matos lands with a nice combination. Jiu Jitsu backs away looking to recover.
Matos misses the jab.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Matos moves away
and Matos counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Matos.
Matos throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch
and Matos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matos throws a right hand that Jiu Jitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiu Jitsu also avoids with ease.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Matos counter with a right hand.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch
and Matos counters with a two punch combo.
Matos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Matos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab.
Matos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiu Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab from Matos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matos throws a jab when Jiu Jitsu was well out of range.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch
and Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Matos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matos throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Matos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Matos moves away
and Matos counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiu Jitsu moves to clinch but Matos breaks away
and Matos counters with a nice uppercut.
Matos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Matos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Matos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jiu Jitsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Matos misses its intended target.
Matos looks to land a left hand but Jiu Jitsu moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matos misses the jab.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up but Matos circles away and keeps his distance.
Matos throws a hook but Jiu Jitsu blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matos throws a jab when Jiu Jitsu was well out of range.
Jiu Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Matos pushes him off.
Jiu Jitsu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matos throws a shot from downtown. Jiu Jitsu moves away and avoids it.
Matos throws a hook but Jiu Jitsu avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matos!
Jiu Jitsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos scores with a sloppy right hand. Jiu Jitsu should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Matos. That snapped Jiu Jitsu's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu slips a straight right by Matos.
Matos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiu Jitsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch
and Matos counters with a straight right hand.
Jiu Jitsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matos.
Matos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Matos misses.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jiu Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Matos misses.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Matos circles away.
Vitor Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matos looks to throw the jab but Jiu Jitsu is out of range.
A big left from Matos misses.
Jiu Jitsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matos misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Matos 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. This is the final round!
Jiu Jitsu wants to clinch but Matos slips to the side
and Matos counters with a two punch combo.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Matos is having none of it.
A lazy left from Matos finds it's target.
Matos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jiu Jitsu dodges the punch combination from Matos.
Matos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matos misses with a wild combination.
Matos misses with an uppercut. Jiu Jitsu saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiu Jitsu.
Matos misses with an uppercut.
Jiu Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Matos.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Matos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matos throws a hook but Jiu Jitsu avoids it easily.
Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Matos.
Jiu Jitsu moves out of range as Matos strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos throws a jab when Jiu Jitsu was well out of range.
Matos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matos tests Jiu Jitsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matos throws the left hand but Jiu Jitsu avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiu Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos misses the jab.
Vitor Matos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matos lands a nice shot that snaps Jiu Jitsu's head back.
Jiu Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Matos throws out a loose jab but Jiu Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiu Jitsu's head.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Matos is having none of it.
Randjob Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matos throws a hook to the side of Jiu Jitsu's head but Jiu Jitsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Matos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Newhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Time Newhouse!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newhouse counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Newhouse 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.
Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Newhouse doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Newhouse escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruno Silva!
Bruno Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Bruno Silva took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Who is next?'.
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FIGHT
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