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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Dos Santos!
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, Daniel Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves looking to score a takedown here. Dos Santos is defending well but Goncalves drives through and ends up in Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Goncalves gets to his feet. Dos Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Goncalves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dos Santos's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goncalves.
Dos Santos prevents Goncalves from improving position.
Goncalves in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Goncalves working the head and body with strikes.
Dos Santos is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves takes a little break here. Dos Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Goncalves is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goncalves is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Goncalves.
Goncalves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goncalves is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goncalves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dos Santos to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goncalves passes Dos Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Goncalves passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Goncalves locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dos Santos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Goncalves!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Titan Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Nirvana-Come as You Are. A fine choice. Fisher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anberlin - Feel Good Drag. Titan Law has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titan Law!
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, Jerome Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law misses with the combination.
Law throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Law connects with a nice looking jab.
Law lands a lovely overhand right.
Law with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Fisher slips under a jab.
Fisher walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fisher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Law did well to prevent Fisher getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Law looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Law looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law actively working from the bottom here.
Law is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fisher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Law. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Law looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Law looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher drops an elbow to the side of Law's head.
Law keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher working over Law with some ground and pound. Law looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Law is refusing to be controlled, as Fisher sits in half guard.
Law looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Law is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fisher lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law has hold of Fisher's hands but Fisher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Law actively working from the bottom here.
Law makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Law.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law looking for a guillotine here but Fisher defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Law keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.
Law looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fisher is defending well. Law quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fisher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Law celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Titan Law!
After winning the bout, Titan Law thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lanzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm. 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 Paulo Eduardo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Lanzoni!
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, Paulo Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanzoni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eduardo but Eduardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lanzoni in his tracks.
Lanzoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eduardo sprawls well. Eduardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lanzoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Lanzoni tries to clinch but Eduardo moves out of range.
Lanzoni slips a jab from Eduardo.
A telegraphed right hand from Eduardo misses the target.
Lanzoni misses with a head kick.
Eduardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lanzoni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lanzoni trying to control the action but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo pushes Lanzoni off looking to stand but Lanzoni dives back in and keeps control.
Eduardo is doing well to control the position and prevent Lanzoni from advancing to side control.
Eduardo is looking to escape.
Lanzoni is looking to stall here but Eduardo recovers full guard.
Lanzoni won't allow Eduardo to sweep him here.
Lanzoni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eduardo, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo closes the distance and pushes Lanzoni back into the cage.
Lanzoni can't break the clinch.
Lanzoni pulls guard successfully.
Eduardo stopping the sweep attempt from Lanzoni.
Eduardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lanzoni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lanzoni has a closed guard, preventing Eduardo from standing up.
Eduardo trying to control but Lanzoni is working from the bottom.
Eduardo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lanzoni is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni postures up in Eduardo's guard and throws a big left but Eduardo blocks it.
Eduardo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lanzoni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eduardo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lanzoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Eduardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eduardo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lanzoni is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni postures up.
Eduardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lanzoni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eduardo scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eduardo. Those never looked like landing.
Paulo Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo moves to clinch but Lanzoni breaks away
and Lanzoni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eduardo won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo tries to bench press Lanzoni off him but Lanzoni keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Lanzoni will probably get the nod.
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.
Eduardo digs a good body shot into Lanzoni's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lanzoni.
Lanzoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paulo Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lanzoni's head backwards.
Eduardo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eduardo jabs Lanzoni right on the nose. Lanzoni blinks but takes it well.
Lanzoni is rocked!
Lanzoni tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Oh Lanzoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eduardo looks to land a combination but Lanzoni avoids it well.
Eduardo scores with a push kick.
Lanzoni slips a jab and a cross from Eduardo.
Lanzoni seems to have got his legs back now.
Lanzoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eduardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Lanzoni or perhaps it was just good defense by Eduardo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lanzoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eduardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Eduardo finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Eduardo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eduardo loads up on a big right hand but Lanzoni slips the punch.
Eduardo leaves Lanzoni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eduardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lanzoni, pushing him back against the cage.
Eduardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lanzoni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Eduardo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lanzoni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eduardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut. Lanzoni saw that one coming.
Eduardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Eduardo.
Eduardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lanzoni throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo has Lanzoni pushed against the cage.
Eduardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Lanzoni moves out of range.
Kevin Lanzoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lanzoni ducks under a wild hook from Eduardo.
Lanzoni walks into a stiff left hand from Eduardo.
Eduardo scores with a jab. Lanzoni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lanzoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eduardo tries to avoid it but Lanzoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eduardo to the ground. Eduardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni tries to keep at a distance but Eduardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eduardo is pushing Lanzoni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lanzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Eduardo.
Lanzoni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eduardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lanzoni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Eduardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lanzoni.
Eduardo avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lanzoni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eduardo - the referee stops the clock and Lanzoni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eduardo. Lanzoni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eduardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lanzoni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo dips to his left and cracks Lanzoni with an uppercut!
Eduardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lanzoni's head.
Eduardo has Lanzoni up against the cage in a clinch.
Eduardo stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Eduardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lanzoni tries to keep at a distance but Eduardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Eduardo.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo leaves Lanzoni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Eduardo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lanzoni dodges the punch combination from Eduardo.
Eduardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lanzoni tries to score with a low kick but Eduardo moves his leg out of the way.
Eduardo scores with a hook to the body. Lanzoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eduardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lanzoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eduardo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Lanzoni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lanzoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eduardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lanzoni's hands.
Lanzoni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lanzoni looks up at the clock. Bad move! Eduardo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lanzoni. Eduardo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Eduardo!
In his post fight interview, Paulo Eduardo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Relva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicon Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Relva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Antonio Relva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicon Lemos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemos wants to clinch
and Relva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Relva.
Relva tightens his grip and picks Lemos up, before dumping him to the ground. Lemos manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Relva postures up.
Relva pushing down on Lemos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lemos wants to improve his position but Relva is controlling well.
Lemos wants to control but Relva is keeping busy.
Relva wants to work for an arm triangle but Lemos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Relva tries to pass to full mount but Lemos defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Relva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Some wild striking there from Lemos.
Lemos looks to land a combination but Relva avoids it well.
Lemos throws a sloppy head kick and Relva moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lemos.
Lemos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Relva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lemos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Relva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lemos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos wants to control from the top but Relva keeps moving.
Relva working for a triangle but Lemos defends it easily.
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!
Relva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lemos's guard.
Relva controlling from the top position.
Relva wants to pass the guard but Lemos is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Relva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lemos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Relva with a nice head shot there.
Relva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Relva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lemos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Relva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Relva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Relva'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.
Relva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Relva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Lemos blocks the leg kick.
Maicon Lemos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Lemos.
Nice body kick there by Lemos.
Relva closes the distance and clinches up with Lemos, looking for a takedown. Relva pushes Lemos against the cage but Lemos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lemos throws a right hand that Relva ducks under and follows up with a left that Relva also avoids with ease.
Lemos misses with a wild combination.
Lemos misses with a combination
and Relva counters by clinching up.
Relva is trying to push Lemos away but Lemos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lemos has had enough of the clinch but Relva keeps him there for the moment.
Lemos manages to break the clinch.
Relva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Relva circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lemos.
Lemos throws a sloppy head kick and Relva moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemos gets caught flat footed, as Relva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lemos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Relva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Relva wants to control from the top but Lemos keeps moving.
Relva throwing strikes from guard but Lemos blocks nicely.
Relva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Relva gets to his feet - Lemos follows without any prompting.
Lemos throws a series of punches but Relva avoids them all with ease.
Lemos throws a head kick that misses.
Lemos is breathing heavily.
Relva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lemos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos is looking to clinch but Relva is avoiding it.
Lemos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lemos duly obliges.
Relva rushes Lemos and presses him up against the cage.
Relva successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Relva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Relva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Relva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lemos manages to get himself to full guard.
Relva postures up in Lemos's guard and throws a big left but Lemos blocks it.
Lemos wants to control the position but Relva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemos tries to kick Relva off but Relva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Relva content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio Relva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Relva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemos misses with a few strikes there.
Relva gets a double leg takedown into Lemos's guard.
Relva wants to control from the top but Lemos keeps moving.
Relva gets to his feet - Lemos follows without any prompting.
Relva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Relva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Relva swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Relva!
Antonio Relva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Lethal Tech fight gym baby.. they be making champions down there people.!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Pessanha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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, Paulo Antonio!
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, Anderson Pessanha!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Antonio or perhaps it was just good defense by Pessanha which made him look bad.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Antonio advances to half guard.
Antonio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pessanha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Antonio lands with some strikes.
It looks like Anderson Pessanha has been cut.
Antonio scoring with strikes but Pessanha is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pessanha is squirming around, avoiding Antonio's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Antonio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Antonio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Antonio with the ground and pound from mount.
Antonio quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Antonio but it's paid off an Pessanha is forced to tap! Nice work by Antonio.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Antonio!
A relieved looking Paulo Antonio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Tuzzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Tuzzio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Tuzzio!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuzzio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Danilo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Tuzzio.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuzzio won't allow it.
Tuzzio looking for a takedown.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuzzio has double underhooks.
Tuzzio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lopez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tuzzio looks gassed!
Tuzzio prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage.
Tuzzio jumps into guard, dragging Lopez to the mat.
Lopez wanted to stand there but Tuzzio had control of the position.
Tuzzio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danilo Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Tuzzio's body. Tuzzio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuzzio dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Tuzzio's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Tuzzio.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuzzio is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuzzio won't allow it.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tuzzio keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Tuzzio is controlling him.
The referee calls for Lopez to work.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tuzzio keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Tuzzio has the dominant position.
Tuzzio wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Tuzzio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopez as he avoids it easily.
Tuzzio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Tuzzio.
Lopez jumps into guard, dragging Tuzzio to the mat.
Lopez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuzzio wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Lopez.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez pushes Tuzzio up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuzzio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez is working Tuzzio over against the cage.
Tuzzio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuzzio is breathing heavily.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Tuzzio shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Tuzzio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Danilo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Tuzzio.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Tuzzio has the dominant position.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuzzio won't allow it.
Lopez manages to pull guard.
Tuzzio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lopez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tuzzio has Lopez in his guard.
Lopez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tuzzio, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Tuzzio backpedaling.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danilo Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Tuzzio is rocked!
Lopez throws a leg kick but Tuzzio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tuzzio is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Tuzzio in a clinch.
Tuzzio seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Tuzzio circles away.
Lopez throws a right hand that Tuzzio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuzzio also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuzzio moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuzzio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuzzio shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Tuzzio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Tuzzio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tuzzio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danilo Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tuzzio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuzzio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez pushes Tuzzio up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Lopez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tuzzio shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Tuzzio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Tuzzio tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Danilo Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tuzzio wants a takedown but no success here.
Danilo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Tuzzio.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez is trying to push Tuzzio away but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tuzzio can't get the takedown.
Tuzzio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to circle away but Tuzzio has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Tuzzio is controlling him.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries to break free but Tuzzio pushes him back against the cage.
Tuzzio has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuzzio can do to turn this around?
Tuzzio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Tuzzio is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Tuzzio with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Tuzzio.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuzzios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez connects with a jab.
Tuzzio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Tuzzio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuzzio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuzzio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Tuzzio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lopez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuzzio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuzzio stops Lopez from standing up.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Tuzzio from controlling successfully.
Tuzzio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuzzio on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vince Tuzzio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tuzzio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuzzio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tests Tuzzio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tuzzio backs up against the cage.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Tuzzio tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Tuzzio shoots in looking for a takedown but Lopez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuzzio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vince Tuzzio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Danilo Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez is trying to push Tuzzio away but Tuzzio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Lopez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between WiLL Crush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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23
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WiLL Crush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crush throws a nice head kick!
Crush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Crush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Crush should have avoided that one.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Crush throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Crush.
Crush throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodrigues will feel that in the morning.
Crush bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crush connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crush has time to react.
Crush misses with a double jab.
Crush fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigues in the body.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush throws a wild body kick that Rodrigues sees coming a mile off.
Rodrigues keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Rodrigues catches Crush right on the button with a cross.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination. Crush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like WiLL Crush has been cut.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Crush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Crush avoids nicely.
Crush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Crush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crush throws a leg kick but Rodrigues sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crush throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues connects with a jab.
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!
Crush moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Crush moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a looping overhand right but Crush ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues cracks Crush with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crush.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Crush.
Crush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crush throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Crush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Crush misses.
Rodrigues misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigues jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Crush with a series of wild strikes but Crush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and Crush counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodrigues thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crush scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crush.
A head kick misses from Crush.
WiLL Crush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Crush finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crush moves away.
Rodrigues thows a body shot but no joy.
Crush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigues clobbers Crush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodrigues connects with a nice looking jab.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Crush moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Crush finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Crush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodrigues will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crush throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodrigues has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crush.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Rodrigues jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Crush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Rodrigues. Beautiful body shot.
Crush scores with a head kick.
Rodrigues is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crush had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Crush tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on WiLL Crush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Crush ducks under and follows up with a left that Crush also avoids with ease.
Crush fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Crush scores with a kick to the body.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Crush is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Crush.
Fabricio Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crush scores with a head kick. Rodrigues tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Rodrigues does it's job there.
Rodrigues's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Crush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crush slips a straight right by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Crush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigues cracks Crush with a good jab.
Crush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
WiLL Crush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Crush backpedaling.
Crush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Crush.
Crush moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Crush.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Crush.
Rodrigues scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crush doesn't seem bothered though.
Crush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodrigues.
Crush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crush.
Crush lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rodrigues in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Rodrigues throws out a powerful jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Crush scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Rodrigues.
Crush misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a jab to the body
and Crush counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Crush ducked under it nicely.
Crush throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crush on the side of the head.
Crush is looking to land body kicks.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crush.
Rodrigues lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crush.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Crush.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a really nice looking cross but Crush seems unphased.
Crush is rocked!
Rodrigues lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Crush can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rodrigues and Crush drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rodrigues.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Rodrigues!
Our winner, Fabricio Rodrigues, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Pinto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Wendell Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira really is a fat lump.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto dives in and scores a takedown into Oliveira's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliveira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliveira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliveira!
Oliveira wants to control but Pinto is keeping him busy.
Pinto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oliveira off and has taken his back!
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Pinto is persistently looking for the submission but Oliveira is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Oliveira won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Pinto off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Pinto!
Jose Pinto is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Pinto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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