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REFC #18 - Decimus x Munoz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristijan Kljajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristijan Kljajic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kristijan Kljajic!
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, Shogun Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freitas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kljajic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freitas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kljajic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Freitas's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Freitas is looking to escape.
Kljajic throwing shots but Freitas is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kljajic trying to control the pace.
Freitas tries to kick Kljajic off in order to stand up. Kljajic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kljajic has hold of Freitas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Freitas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kljajic cranks the arm and Freitas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Freitas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kristijan Kljajic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mais não bate( Jiu-jitsu ). Jon Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Santana!
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, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones has Santana pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santana tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Santana's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Santana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Santana is keeping the position.
Santana has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Santana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Santana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Santana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Santana wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Santana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santana.
Santana walks into a left hand.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Santana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santana is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana is trying to improve his position.
Santana prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santana is looking for a sweep.
Jones stands up.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a right hand that Santana ducks under and follows up with a left that Santana also avoids with ease.
Santana gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Santana manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones gets to his feet. Santana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santana gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Santana manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santana is proving hard to escape from.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santana looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Santana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santana manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Santana's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santana's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones passes Santana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones 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!
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santana back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santana's guard.
Santana controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Santana which made him look bad.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Santana. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Santana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Santana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Santana is now in Jones's guard.
Santana advances position into side control!
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Santana keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones is trying to control Santana's posture but Santana avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santana stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Santana stuffs the takedown.
Diego Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Santana instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santana is proving hard to escape from.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Santana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santana gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Diego Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones scores with a one two! Santana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Jones.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
Jon Jones 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thi Santanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Slipidiquedeuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slipidiquedeuva has chosen Red Hot Chilli Peppers Havanna Afair as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thi Santanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Slipidiquedeuva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santanna scores with a hook.
Santanna lands a really nice looking cross but Slipidiquedeuva seems unphased.
Santanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slipidiquedeuva manages to avoid it.
Slipidiquedeuva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slipidiquedeuva moves away.
Slipidiquedeuva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slipidiquedeuva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santanna avoids it really well and circles away.
Slipidiquedeuva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santanna pinned against the cage. Santanna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thi Santanna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Slipidiquedeuva.
Santanna's corner calls for a 1-2. Santanna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santanna rushes Slipidiquedeuva and presses him up against the cage.
Santanna lands an uppercut.
Santanna jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slipidiquedeuva being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thi Santanna just wasn't active enough.
Slipidiquedeuva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santanna tries to avoid it but Slipidiquedeuva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santanna to the ground. Santanna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slipidiquedeuva shoots in and drives through. Santanna sprawls well.
Santanna connects with a nice looking jab.
Santanna lands a lovely overhand right.
Slipidiquedeuva looks gassed!
Santanna punishes Slipidiquedeuva's body with a nice straight punch.
Santanna connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santanna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Santanna.
Santanna ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santanna no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santanna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slipidiquedeuva is one step ahead there.
Santanna is pulling down on Slipidiquedeuva's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santanna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slipidiquedeuva manages to get himself to full guard.
Santanna controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thi Santanna wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santanna swings for the body but Slipidiquedeuva moves out of range.
Slipidiquedeuva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Santanna is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Slipidiquedeuva.
Slipidiquedeuva misses with a takedown attempt - Santanna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santanna lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santanna jabs at Slipidiquedeuva's body.
Santanna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santanna connects with a body shot that sends Slipidiquedeuva's belly button to the back.
Santanna is looking to wear down Slipidiquedeuva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santanna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slipidiquedeuva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santanna scores with a jab to the body.
Santanna scores with a hook to the body. Slipidiquedeuva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santanna lands a slapping body shot.
Santanna digs a good body shot into Slipidiquedeuva's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santanna lands a nice hook to Slipidiquedeuva's body. Slipidiquedeuva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brock Slipidiquedeuva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santanna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santanna scores with a hook to the body. Slipidiquedeuva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thi Santanna dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Santanna stuffs the takedown.
Santanna thuds a left hand into Slipidiquedeuva's body.
A nice combination there by Santanna.
Santanna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slipidiquedeuva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santanna cracks a nice hook into Slipidiquedeuva's ribs.
Thi Santanna is winning the standup battle so far.
Santanna connects with a body shot that sends Slipidiquedeuva's belly button to the back.
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!
Santanna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santanna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santanna has managed to clinch.
Santanna tries to pull guard but Slipidiquedeuva holds him up against the cage and eventually Santanna drops back down to his feet.
Slipidiquedeuva is breathing heavily.
Slipidiquedeuva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santanna drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slipidiquedeuva stopping the sweep attempt from Santanna.
Santanna pulls Slipidiquedeuva in close to prevent any damage.
Slipidiquedeuva wants to control from the top but Santanna keeps moving.
Santanna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santanna cracks Slipidiquedeuva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santanna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slipidiquedeuva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna fails to pull guard.
Santanna manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santanna holds on and takes a little breather.
Slipidiquedeuva wants to control from the top but Santanna keeps moving.
Santanna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slipidiquedeuva manages to get himself to full guard.
Santanna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slipidiquedeuva on the ground.
Slipidiquedeuva trying to strike off his back.
Santanna controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santanna cracks Slipidiquedeuva with a solid left hand.
Santanna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santanna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slipidiquedeuva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santanna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santanna stays in close to Slipidiquedeuva's body and controls the position.
Santanna keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slipidiquedeuva's head.
Santanna 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.
Santanna's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thi Santanna.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santanna misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna lands with a shot to the body.
Santanna lands a nice hook to Slipidiquedeuva's body. Slipidiquedeuva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santanna throws a shot to the body.
Santanna is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Santanna lands with a shot to the body.
Santanna drives through and clinches with Slipidiquedeuva against the cage.
Santanna lands a body shot.
Santanna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slipidiquedeuva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thi Santanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santanna pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slipidiquedeuva stopping the sweep attempt from Santanna.
Slipidiquedeuva throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santanna wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thi Santanna dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Santanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santanna misses with a body shot.
No luck for Slipidiquedeuva with that takedown attempt.
Slipidiquedeuva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santanna takes the fight into the clinch.
Santanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Slipidiquedeuva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santanna is looking for a takedown.
Santanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slipidiquedeuva to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thi Santanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Santanna jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slipidiquedeuva won't allow Santanna to sweep him here.
Santanna manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santanna controlling from mount.
Santanna connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santanna controlling the position easily from mount.
Slipidiquedeuva is looking to improve his position but Santanna isn't that keen on the idea.
Santanna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slipidiquedeuva can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna controlling from mount.
Thi Santanna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slipidiquedeuva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santanna.
Santanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thi Santanna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santanna clinches with his opponent.
Slipidiquedeuva wants to break free but Santanna has control.
Santanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slipidiquedeuva to keep the fight standing.
Santanna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slipidiquedeuva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santanna lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slipidiquedeuva walks away with a smile on his face. Santanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santanna scores with a shot to the body.
Santanna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slipidiquedeuva.
Santanna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slipidiquedeuva looks for a takedown but Santanna sprawls well.
Slipidiquedeuva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santanna's waist but Santanna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slipidiquedeuva off to one side.
Santanna scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Santanna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santanna throws a shot to the body.
Santanna digs a good body shot into Slipidiquedeuva's ribs.
Brock Slipidiquedeuva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slipidiquedeuva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thi Santanna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santanna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thi Santanna!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lightning. Helio dos Passos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
139 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Ryan!
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, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ryan was covering up waiting for the punch and dos Passos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dos Passos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
dos Passos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dos Passos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
dos Passos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
dos Passos trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
dos Passos advances to half guard.
dos Passos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ryan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Helio dos Passos!
Our winner, Helio dos Passos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiaguin Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiaguin Leite has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiaguin Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pais!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pais counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leite misses with a takedown attempt
and Pais counters with a thumping low kick.
Leite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pais counters with a shoot takedown. Leite fights it but they end up in guard.
Pais landing some decent shots from guard.
Leite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pais throws a big right hand that misses.
Leite tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pais lands a couple of elbows.
Leite will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pais throwing strikes from guard but Leite blocks nicely.
Leite is breathing heavily.
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!
Pais throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pais gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pais throws a big elbow that misses.
Pais stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pais postures up in Leite's guard and throws a big left but Leite blocks it.
Pais throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pais works over Leite with some ground and pound from guard.
Pais with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pais postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leite on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leite tries to get out of the position.
Pais makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leite is rocked!
Pais scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Leite is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pais keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leite's head.
Pais lands a couple of digs.
Pais with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pais loads up on a big left hand. Leite felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pais looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Leite can't hide his disappointment, as Pais celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pais!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricky Lockston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cygan OreOre (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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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Lockston!
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, Cygan OreOre!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OreOre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from OreOre.
OreOre tries to land a knee to the head but Lockston blocks with his arms.
OreOre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OreOre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
OreOre misses with a knee strike.
Lockston wants to take the fight to the mat but OreOre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
OreOre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lockston is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lockston looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricky Lockston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OreOre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lockston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
OreOre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lockston blocks it with crossed arms.
OreOre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Patricky Lockston has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OreOre misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
OreOre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
OreOre pushes off an throws an elbow but Lockston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
OreOre landing knees to the head.
Lockston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. OreOre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
OreOre misses with a knee strike.
OreOre tries to land a knee to the head but Lockston blocks with his arms.
OreOre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lockston is trying to drag OreOre to the mat but OreOre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lockston has OreOre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. OreOre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OreOre tries to land a knee to the head but Lockston blocks with his arms.
OreOre tries to stall but Lockston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OreOre lands a damaging elbow.
Lockston gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, OreOre regains guard.
Lockston drops back looking for a leg! OreOre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and OreOre manages to kick Lockston off! Lockston jumps back into OreOre's guard.
Lockston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lockston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OreOre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockston drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but OreOre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lockston has OreOre in his guard.
Lockston is looking for a triangle but OreOre pushes his legs off easily.
Lockston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. OreOre defends it easily.
OreOre wants to control from the top but Lockston keeps moving.
Lockston is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! OreOre has his hands clasped together but Lockston extends an breaks OreOre's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lockston.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patricky Lockston!
A pretty intense looking Patricky Lockston took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mussum Cacilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleik Verdasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mussum Cacilds had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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21
134 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
132 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mussum Cacilds!
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, Gleik Verdasco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacilds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verdasco misses with a body kick.
Verdasco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cacilds pinned against the cage. Cacilds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Verdasco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cacilds scores with a shot to the body.
Verdasco throws a lazy uppercut
and Cacilds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verdasco is rocked!
Verdasco glances at the clock... BAM! Cacilds nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Verdasco crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Verdasco is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mussum Cacilds!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Kuusela was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuusela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuusela pushes Faber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faber has Kuusela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuusela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuusela manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela cracks Faber with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kuusela scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Faber's ribcage. Faber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela is leaning against Faber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuusela is working Faber over against the cage.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Kuusela cracks Faber with a nice body shot.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Kuusela presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faber or not.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faber is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Faber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela pushes Faber against the cage. Kuusela is working some dirty boxing. Kuusela pushes off with a quick right hook! Faber goes down! Faber tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kuusela moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kuusela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Ganso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dont stop Believing. Mendes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Ganso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mendes's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.
Mendes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Ganso controlling him for the moment.
Ganso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ganso has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Ganso won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ganso passes into half guard.
Mendes looks gassed!
Ganso has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mendes defend it? Ganso steps over the head and cranks it - Mendes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ganso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Ganso!
Paulo Ganso thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Shall Perish- Eradication. Munoz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: GSP SONG. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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18
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Decimus circles away.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Decimus moves out of range.
Decimus throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
Decimus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munoz to the ground. Decimus is now in Munoz's guard.
Decimus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munoz wants to stand up but Decimus is controlling him.
Decimus throws a big elbow that misses.
Decimus lands a couple of digs.
Decimus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Decimus throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Decimus is controlling him.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimus is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz can't keep his opponent in guard - Decimus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Decimus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is looking to escape.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Decimus sits in half guard.
Decimus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Decimus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Decimus.
Decimus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Decimus working the head and body with strikes.
Decimus wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Decimus throws a strike but Munoz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Decimus wants to pass the guard but Munoz is keeping the position.
Decimus won't allow Munoz to get back to his feet.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus postures up in Munoz's guard and throws a big left but Munoz blocks it.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decimus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decimus stops Munoz from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decimus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus dominated that round.
That's time! Decimus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Munoz shoots in and gets a takedown into Decimus's guard.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Decimus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Decimus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decimus tries to get out of the position.
Decimus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Decimus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimus working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Decimus connects with a nice short shot to Munoz's temple.
Decimus with the ground and pound but Munoz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus stops Munoz from standing up.
Maximus Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Decimus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus scoring with some ground and pound.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet but Decimus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Decimus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus looking to sit in guard and control but Munoz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Decimus pulls Munoz in close to prevent any damage.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Decimus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Decimus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maximus Decimus just wasn't active enough.
A punch combination from Decimus misses.
Decimus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Decimus scores with a nice head shot.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Decimus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decimus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz really wants to buck Decimus off and get back to his feet.
Decimus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Decimus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Decimus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Decimus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Decimus wants to control the pace but Munoz is squirming around nicely.
Decimus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Munoz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimus gets the takedown into side control.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Decimus is trying to get an arm triangle but Munoz is defending well.
Decimus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Decimus working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Munoz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munoz taking a bit of punishment here - Decimus scoring with strikes.
Decimus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decimus throws an elbow but Munoz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Decimus scores with punches from side control.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Decimus connects with a decent elbow.
Munoz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Decimus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Decimus lands an elbow.
Decimus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Decimus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Decimus lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Decimus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is bucking up trying to escape but Decimus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Decimus with good strikes from the mount here!
Decimus lands with some strikes.
Decimus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Decimus with the ground and pound from mount.
Decimus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Decimus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz tries to buck Decimus off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus breaks from Munoz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Decimus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munoz is rocked!
Decimus is working for a guillotine from mount but Munoz frees his head quite easily.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Decimus finish him?
Decimus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Decimus is landing with some decent strikes but Munoz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Decimus cracks Munoz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decimus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Decimus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Munoz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Decimus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decimus looks to land a combination. Munoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decimus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus.
Nice takedown defense from Decimus. No joy for Munoz on that attempt.
Maximus Decimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Munoz.
Decimus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Decimus cracks Munoz with a solid left hand.
Munoz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Decimus is looking to work some ground and pound but Munoz has wrist control.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz is looking to stand up but Decimus isn't so interested in that idea.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Munoz wants to stand but Decimus is controlling the position.
Decimus with a nice head shot there.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet but Decimus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus looking to pass the guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Decimus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Decimus distracts Munoz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
Decimus throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Decimus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
Decimus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Decimus works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus had his way with Chuck Munoz in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decimus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Decimus's guard now.
Munoz working some strikes from top position.
Decimus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Munoz is having none of it.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decimus looking for a sweep. Not yet Decimus, not yet.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
Munoz won't allow Decimus to sweep him here.
Munoz postures up and lands a big shot to Decimus's brow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimus's head.
Decimus is controlling Munoz's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decimus is pulling down on Munoz's head. It's preventing any offense from Munoz, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Maximus Decimus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Munoz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Munoz with that takedown attempt.
Decimus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
Decimus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Munoz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Decimus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Decimus cracks Munoz with a big elbow.
Munoz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Munoz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Decimus is chipping away with strikes.
Decimus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Munoz!
Decimus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Decimus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Decimus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Decimus looking for a guillotine from mount but Munoz is having none of it.
Decimus controlling from the full mount.
Chuck Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Decimus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Munoz taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Decimus lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
A nice elbow there by Decimus.
Maximus Decimus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Decimus. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Decimus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Decimus, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Decimus!
Maximus Decimus retains his bantamweight title!
Maximus Decimus made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Marduk Thorn, Im going to knock you out. I will be the one champion'.
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