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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Margules has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margules.
Pelle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pelle scores with a three punch combo!
Margules tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pelle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Margules somewhat.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Margules saw that one coming.
Pelle throws a right hand that Margules ducks under and follows up with a left that Margules also avoids with ease.
Pelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
Margules misses with a few strikes there.
Margules on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Margules slips under a jab from Pelle.
Margules throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelle.
Pelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Margules.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Margules saw that one coming.
Pelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Margules stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pelle clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margules just leaning against Pelle, taking a breather.
Margules gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelle controls his hands.
Pelle misses with an elbow strike.
Margules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pelle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelle taking a breather.
Margules dodges an elbow strike from Pelle.
Margules is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Margules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelle working aggressively here.
Pelle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margules backwards.
Margules stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle blocks a body shot from Margules.
Pelle lands a good knee to the midsection. Margules won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Margules blocks a body shot from Pelle.
Margules is looking to control Pelle's arms but Pelle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Margules has his back to the cage.
Margules fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Margules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margules backwards.
Margules misses with a punch to the body.
Margules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pelle digs a right hand underneath Margules's ribcage. Margules let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margules is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Margules throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelle.
Pelle trying to control the position but instead, Margules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pelle into the cage.
Margules tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules being controlled against the cage.
Margules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelle lands with a right to the head.
Margules can't find room to land a body shot as Pelle controls the action.
Margules looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Pelle.
Pelle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pelle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Margules pushes Pelle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pelle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelle tries to land a knee to the head but Margules blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Margules.
Pelle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Margules.
Pelle lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Margules - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Margules tries a body shot but Pelle blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margules is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelle is keeping busy.
Margules tries to work over Pelle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pelle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margules moves away.
Rinta Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle throws a big shot that misses.
Margules takes a swing at Pelle's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pelle!
Margules loads up on a big right hand but Pelle slips the punch.
Pelle is looking to clinch but Margules is avoiding it.
Margules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margules lands with a cross.
Margules works Pelle's body with a nice hook.
Pelle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Margules in his tracks.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Margules misses.
Margules lands with a hook. Pelle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle works Margules's body with a nice hook.
Pelle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Margules.
Pelle is looking to clinch but Margules is avoiding it.
Margules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pelle manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelle is just out of range.
Pelle moves in looking to clinch but Margules pushes him off.
Margules is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pelle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marguless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Margules takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Margules scores with a nice strike.
Pelle lands a jab to the head.
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margules.
Margules drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Margules stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Margules's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
Pelle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Margules ducks under a wild hook from Pelle.
Margules throws a hook but Pelle blocks it.
Margules lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Margules.
Rinta Pelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pelle coming out on top.
Margules showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle misses the jab.
Pelle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margules's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pelle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Margules scrambles back to his feet.
Rinta Pelle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pelle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Margules works Pelle's body with a nice hook.
Margules lands a really nice looking cross but Pelle seems unphased.
Margules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Margules keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelle defending well as Margules loads up on a big left hand.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Margules. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Margules.
Pelle swings for the body but Margules moves out of range.
Margules moves away from the strike by Pelle.
Pelle misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Margules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margules shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pelle pinned against the cage. Pelle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margules ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Margules shoots in and gets a takedown into Pelle's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pelle controls Margules momentarily but Margules frees himself.
Pelle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Margules pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pelle is keeping the position for now.
Margules is pushing down on Pelle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pelle is fighting to maintain full guard but Margules has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle is looking to escape.
Margules wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pelle keeps working.
Margules working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pelle's thigh. Pelle counters though and makes it back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margules wants to control from the top but Pelle keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margules drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pelle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Margules has Pelle in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rinta Pelle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pelle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Margules counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Margules fails with a takedown attempt.
Margules tries to move into range but Pelle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pelle blocks a jab.
Margules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Margules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelle moves away.
Pelle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Margules misses with a hook. Pelle ducked under it nicely.
Margules throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margules loads up on a big right hand but Pelle slips the punch.
Margules misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a lazy right hand but Margules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Pelle misses.
Margules gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pelle.
Pelle throws a hook but Margules blocks it.
Margules throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Margules walks into a left hand.
Pelle wants to clinch.
Margules misses the shot to the body.
Pelle misses with a low kick.
Pelle tries to bum rush Margules with a series of wild strikes but Margules uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Margules staying out of range there.
Pelle lands a nice looking body shot.
Margules misses with an uppercut.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pelle tries to clinch but Margules is having none of it.
A jab from Pelle finds it's way through Margules's defenses.
Margules looks to throw the jab but Pelle is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelle throws a jab but it's blocked by Margules.
Margules slips a jab from Pelle.
Pelle stuffs the takedown attempt from Margules. Margules gets slowly back to his feet.
Margules slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Pelle slips a jab from Margules.
Pelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Margules counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Margules lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Margules misses with a hook. Pelle ducked under it nicely.
Margules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pelle closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margules.
Margules taking a breather.
Margules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pelle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pelle letting Margules take a breather here.
Margules tries a body shot but Pelle blocks it.
Margules pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pelle pushes off an throws an elbow but Margules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margules blocks a body shot from Pelle.
Margules pressing his opponent against the cage.
Margules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Margules lands a right hand.
Pelle blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margules.
Margules misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margules tries to stall but Pelle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Helio Margules.
I think Pelle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rinta Pelle!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rinta Pelle!
Rinta Pelle wins by majority decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Tinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes to the cage accompanied by In The Air Tonight. Tinkle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jungle Jam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jules Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lotus Tinkle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Tinkle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clement avoids the body shot from Tinkle.
Tinkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tinkle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clement finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tinkle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Clement's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clement tries to bench press Tinkle off him but Tinkle keeps the position.
Clement struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinkle tries to score with some ground and pound. Clement controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tinkle off and has taken his back!
Clement is looking to control Tinkle but Tinkle is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Clement is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tinkle knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tinkle for a finish.
Clement has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tinkle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Clement trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle can't escape the position.
Clement is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tinkle has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinkle is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement working for a choke but Tinkle is defending well.
Clement slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tinkle manages to stand up with Clement still on his back. Eventually Clement drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement misses with a looping left.
Clement throws a low kick but Tinkle avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tinkle. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Tinkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tinkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tinkle tests Clement's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clement fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tinkle checks it well.
Tinkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clement throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tinkle shoots in but Clement avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jules Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Tinkle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clement shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement connects with a leg kick. Tinkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lotus Tinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement throws out a leg kick but Tinkle moves out of range and Clement only half commits.
Clement throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tinkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Clement is looking to land body kicks.
Tinkle shoots in for a double leg but Clement sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tinkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clement. Clement obviously looking to wear him down.
Clement throws a low kick, looking for Tinkle's leg but Tinkle calmly moves out of range.
Clement blocks a jab.
Clement swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clement!
A nice leg kick lands there from Clement.
Clement misses with a kick to the body.
Tinkle loads up on a big right hand but Clement slips the punch.
Clement throws a low kick but Tinkle moves out of range easily.
Clement throws a solid leg kick but Tinkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clement.
Clement motions for Tinkle to come forward. Clement throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clement throws a low kick but Tinkle moves out of range easily.
Clement throws a wild body kick that Tinkle sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clement as he avoids it easily.
Tinkle throws a jab when Clement was well out of range.
A left lands for Tinkle.
Tinkle shoots in for a takedown but Clement shows good takedown defense.
Jules Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Tinkle.
Tinkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tinkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Clement connects with an inside leg kick.
Tinkle misses with a hook. Clement ducked under it nicely.
Clement delivers a nice body kick.
Clement looks for the body kick but Tinkle saw that one coming.
Clement throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clement lands with a right hand.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tinkle throws a series of punches but Clement avoids them all with ease.
Tinkle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tinkle blocks the leg kick.
Clement pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tinkle is out of range and Clement settles back down.
Clement chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clement.
Clement throws out a leg kick but Tinkle moves out of range and Clement only half commits.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Tinkle takes a swing at Clement's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Clement slams his shin into Tinkle's torso.
Jules Clement is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tinkle.
Clement with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tinkle to score with a decent uppercut.
Clement gets caught napping as Tinkle dives in and scores a takedown. Clement manages to retain guard.
Clement is looking for a triangle but Tinkle pushes his legs off easily.
Tinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clement. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tinkle wants to pass the guard but Clement is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement is trying to control the position but Tinkle postures up.
Tinkle trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
Clement is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clement is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tinkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clement motions for Tinkle to come forward. Clement throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tinkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tinkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clement. Clement obviously looking to wear him down.
Clement gets a clinch.
Clement pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tinkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Clement uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tinkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clement walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tinkle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tinkle checks a low kick from Clement.
Tinkle lands a jab.
Jules Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clement.
Clement looks for the body kick but Tinkle saw that one coming.
Clement misses with a body kick.
Tinkle closes the distance and clinches up with Clement, looking for a takedown. Tinkle pushes Clement against the cage but Clement circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement cracks the inside of Tinkle's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clement.
Tinkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clement pinned against the cage. Clement gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clement misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clement buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tinkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tinkle connects with a right hand. Clement shakes it off.
Tinkle misses with an uppercut. Clement saw that one coming.
Clement lands a jab to the nose.
Clement tries to work over Tinkle's front leg with a kick but Tinkle checks it.
Clement ducks under a wild hook from Tinkle.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tinkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Clement takes one to the chin there.
Clement connects with a leg kick. Tinkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from Clement as Tinkle shoots in.
Clement misses with a head kick.
Tinkle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clement uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tinkle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tinkle checks a leg kick.
Tinkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clement pinned against the cage. Clement gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tinkle checks a leg kick.
Clement throws a low kick but Tinkle avoids it.
Tinkle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clement's head.
Tinkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clement looks to land a body kick but Tinkle moved away.
Tinkle misses with an uppercut.
Tinkle shoots in and bounces Clement off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clement looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tinkle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clement working for a triangle but Tinkle defends it easily.
Clement trying to keep a closed guard but Tinkle is proving a slippery customer.
Clement keeping moving, preventing Tinkle from controlling successfully.
Clement is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clement has his foot on Tinkle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tinkle works his way back into a safe position though.
Tinkle wants to control from the top but Clement keeps moving.
Tinkle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clement is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clement looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clement is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tinkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tinkle is pushing down on Clement's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clement is fighting to maintain full guard but Tinkle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tinkle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Clement has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tinkle is working away from the top position though.
Lotus Tinkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules Clement overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tinkle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clement looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Clement works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Clement showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clement 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jules Clement!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jules Clement!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jules Clement!
Jules Clement wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jules Clement made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perlito Calzada (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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27
195 lbs
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31
196 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perlito Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a swing at Calzada's ribcage but misses.
Calzada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calzada lands a body shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Calzada slips under a jab.
Calzada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzada.
Calzada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calzada's head.
Calzada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown tries to bum rush Calzada with a series of wild strikes but Calzada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calzada cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzada lands a jab to the nose.
Calzada misses with a looping left.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Calzada throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Calzada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Calzada misses with a body kick.
Calzada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Joseph Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a right hand that Calzada ducks under and follows up with a left that Calzada also avoids with ease.
Brown misses the body punch
and Calzada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calzada misses with a kick to the body.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calzada counters with a nice leg kick.
Calzada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzada with a hook.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown swings for the body but Calzada moves out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calzada avoids the body shot from Brown.
Calzada throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Calzada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Calzada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzada throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Calzada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calzada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calzada connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Calzada saw that one coming.
Calzada lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzada is just out of range.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Calzada moved out of range.
Brown is looking to wear down Calzada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws the left hand but Calzada avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with a hook. Calzada ducked under it nicely.
Calzada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
No joy there for Calzada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calzada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzada is just out of range.
Calzada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown avoids the head kick by Calzada.
Brown defending well as Calzada loads up on a big left hand.
Brown avoids the head kick by Calzada.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzada was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzada looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown takes a swing at Calzada's ribcage but misses.
Calzada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calzada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Calzada thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzada throws a nice head kick!
Calzada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calzada throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzada throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Calzada ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Calzada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Calzada misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perlito Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calzada throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Calzada throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Calzada defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Calzada misses the shot to the body.
Calzada throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calzada looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzada was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
A head kick misses from Calzada.
Calzada throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Calzada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calzada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calzada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calzada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Calzada swinging wildly here.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calzada moves away.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calzada doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calzada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calzada to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzada looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Calzada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calzada thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perlito Calzada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brown misses.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Calzada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Calzada off the cage and back into range.
Calzada scores with a jab to the head.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calzada slips a jab from Brown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calzada is defended easily by Brown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Calzada - that will leave a mark!
Calzada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown slips a straight right by Calzada.
Calzada dodges the punch combination from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Calzada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calzada fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzada throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Calzada is out of range.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzada. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Calzada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Calzada counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Calzada slips under a jab.
Calzada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calzada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Calzada drops Brown with a left right combo! Calzada follows him down to the ground into side control.
Brown is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calzada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Calzada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzada throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Calzada is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brown's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perlito Calzada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Calzada blocks a jab.
Calzada lands with a nice body punch.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calzada.
Calzada lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Calzada drops Brown with a big left hand and mounts him. Brown is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Calzada avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Calzada working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
Calzada is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown taking shots to the head.
Calzada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Calzada controlling from the full mount.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joseph Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Calzada controlling from the full mount.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Calzada.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calzada looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzada is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada landing shots from mount.
Calzada controlling from mount.
Calzada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Calzada postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Brown is out cold - huge knockout for Calzada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Perlito Calzada!
Perlito Calzada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Advance On. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
289 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Fabricio Werdum has been cut.
Werdum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Werdum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ou's guard.
Ou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Werdum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Werdum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ou wants to stand but Werdum is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Werdum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Werdum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Werdum looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ou controlling Werdum's posture.
Werdum wants to pass the guard but Ou is keeping the position.
Ou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Werdum is controlling him.
Ou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Werdum 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Werdum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Werdum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Werdum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Werdum is looking to work some ground and pound but Ou has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Werdum is pushing down on Ou's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ou is fighting to maintain full guard but Werdum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Werdum trying to mount his opponent but Ou defends it.
Werdum trying to control from half guard but Ou is working away.
Ou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Werdum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is looking to advance position but Ou won't allow it.
Werdum passes to full mount!
Werdum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Joe Ou has been cut.
Ou is working to get back to half guard.
Werdum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Joe Ou's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werdum is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above Joe Ou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Ou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabricio Werdum!
In his post fight interview, Fabricio Werdum 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir has chosen i kill people as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza fails to land the takedown.
Louza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Louza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emir throws a big elbow that misses.
Emir preventing the sweep.
Emir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emir wants to control from the top but Louza keeps moving.
Louza throwing short punches from the bottom.
Louza has his foot on Emir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emir works his way back into a safe position though.
Louza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emir trying to control but Louza is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emir working some strikes from top position.
Emir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emir is working Louza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Louza wants to sweep but no luck.
Louza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emir.
Louza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emir is one step ahead there.
Louza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir trying to control here.
Emir taking some punishment here, with Louza in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emir is trying to control but Louza passes into side control!
Louza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Louza working away.
Louza trying to control the action but Emir is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Emir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir tries to get to full guard but Louza has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emir is pulling down on Louza's head. It's preventing any offense from Louza, at least for the moment.
Emir keeping full guard, as Louza tries to pass.
Emir is trying to control the position but Louza postures up.
Louza working some strikes from top position.
Emir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emir seems to be working for a kimura but Louza defends the submission attempt.
Louza wants to control but Emir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louza pulls Emir in close to prevent any damage.
Louza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir distracts Louza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Louza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fatih Emir will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emir throws a nice looking combination but Louza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Louza.
Emir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louza circles away quickly and effectively.
Louza tries to clinch up.
Emir is looking to clinch but Louza is avoiding it.
Rebaldo Louza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emir but Emir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Louza back to the cage. Emir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Emir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Louza's half guard.
Louza wants to improve his position but Emir is controlling well.
Louza is not content to let Emir control the position.
Emir is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Louza to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza controls Emir momentarily but Emir frees himself.
Emir landing some decent shots from guard.
Emir throws an elbow that misses. Louza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emir's guard. Nice move by Louza!
Emir keeping moving, preventing Louza from controlling successfully.
Louza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emir keeping full guard, as Louza tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza preventing the sweep.
Emir uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Emir closes the distance and clinches.
Emir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emir has picked Louza up - he's going for a ride! Emir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louza is looking to improve his position.
Louza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Emir.
Fatih Emir has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza keeping full guard, as Emir tries to pass.
Emir cracks Louza with a solid left hand.
Louza is trying to keep Emir in close.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Louza blocks nicely.
Emir landing with the ground and pound.
Emir scoring with some ground and pound.
Emir with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emir trying to control but Louza is working from the bottom.
Louza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Louza is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louza.
Emir misses with a two punch combination.
Louza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emir avoids it really well and circles away.
Emir lands a nice shot to the body.
Louza tries for a takedown but Emir circles away easily
letting Emir counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louza shoots in but no luck this time.
Emir misses with a body shot.
Emir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emir advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Louza wants to control but Emir is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Louza is just riding it out for now. Emir eventually gives up the hold.
Emir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emir trying to control the action but Louza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emir slips nicely into half guard.
Louza wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir is trying to work for a kimura but Louza is defending well.
Emir is looking for a kimura but Louza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emir to get the leverage.
Emir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Louza is trying to control but can't.
Emir working the head and body with strikes.
Emir is trying to work for a kimura but Louza is defending well.
Louza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emir.
Louza is trying to maintain the position but Emir is very close to passing his half guard.
Emir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Louza wants to get back to full guard.
Emir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Louza is just riding it out for now. Emir eventually gives up the hold.
Louza trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir working over Louza with some ground and pound. Louza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Louza sees it coming and defends easily.
Louza is trying to get back to full guard.
Rebaldo Louza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louza punching from the bottom.
Emir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Louza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emir pulls his head out easily.
Emir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Louza defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatih Emir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Fatih Emir!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Fatih Emir!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Fatih Emir!
Fatih Emir wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Picard Song. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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24
168 lbs
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24
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Picard.
Picard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrow with a poor takedown
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Picard is out of range.
Morrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Picard avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Morrow misses.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Picard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrow misses with a combination
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Morrow swings for the body but Picard moves out of range.
Picard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrow trying to control the position.
Picard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrow is on top in guard.
Morrow postures up in Picard's guard and throws a big left but Picard blocks it.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Picard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Picard wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Picard keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
Picard wants to sweep here but Morrow controlling him for the moment.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Picard's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picard is trying to control the position but Morrow postures up.
Picard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
Morrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
Morrow pushing down on Picard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Picard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrow lands a couple of elbows.
Picard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrow is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
Morrow throws a strike but Picard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow pulls Picard in close to his closed guard and prevents Picard from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrow is striking but Picard is not phased and passes to half guard.
Picard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrow defends it well.
Morrow is defending against the submission attempts here by Picard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Picard sees coming a mile off.
Morrow fails to land the takedown.
Picard just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow cracks the inside of Picard's front leg.
Picard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Picard's head.
A swing and a miss from Picard.
A cross from Picard lands.
Morrow cracks Picard with an open hand slap.
Picard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Morrow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Picard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrow scores with a push kick.
Picard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Picard misses with a wild body shot.
Picard moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Picard's head but Picard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrow on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrow's guard now, I'm sure.
Picard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Picard!
Morrow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Picard sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrow pushes down on Picard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Picard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrow pulls his head out easily.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Picard is defending well.
Morrow throwing shots but Picard is blocking nicely.
Morrow uses his free foot to push down on Picard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Picard.
Morrow lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow cracks Picard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Picard is looking to get to half guard.
Morrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Picard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrow trying to control but Picard is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow thowing shots but they're missing.
Morrow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Picard because Morrow loaded up on that one.
Picard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrow looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Picard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Picard is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrow.
Picard looks to throw the jab but Morrow is out of range.
Morrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picard blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Picard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Picard's head but Picard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrow.
Picard ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but Picard is controlling the position.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Picard is controlling him.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picard avoids it.
Picard blocks a body shot from Morrow.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Picard gets control of Morrow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Picard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Picard controls Morrow momentarily but Morrow frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrow stands up over Picard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard controls Morrow momentarily but Morrow frees himself.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Picard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Picard is trying to control the position but Morrow postures up.
Morrow throws a strike but Picard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Picard wants to pass the guard but Morrow is keeping the position.
Morrow is trying to control the position but Picard postures up.
Picard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trent Morrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Picard from controlling successfully.
Morrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Picard is one step ahead there.
Morrow is trying to keep Picard in close.
Morrow wants to hit a switch here but Picard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrow there!
Morrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to hold on but Picard postures up.
Morrow is looking to improve his position but Picard isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrow looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Morrow tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picard working for a choke but Morrow is defending well.
Morrow is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Picard gets his way!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trent Morrow.
Well Morrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Trent Morrow wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Trent Morrow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ismail counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ismail isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva prevents Ismail from taking his back.
Ismail looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva wants to hold on but Ismail pushes him away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ismail isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva prevents Ismail from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail is working hard here to advance position.
Ismail is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva wants to control but Ismail is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva prevents Ismail from taking his back.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Ismail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is looking to stand up but Ismail isn't so interested in that idea.
Ismail has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ismail is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Ismail to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Romo Silva!
Romo Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements. New 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Colour it in. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
156 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Houston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya Rivera misses with an uppercut. Houston saw that one coming.
Montoya Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Houston thumps Montoya Rivera with a low kick.
Montoya Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya Rivera swings for the body but Houston moves out of range.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Houston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Montoya Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Houston throws a nice head kick!
Montoya Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Houston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Montoya Rivera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Montoya Rivera connects with a body shot.
Montoya Rivera throws an off balance right hand
enabling Houston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston shoots in for a takedown but Montoya Rivera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Houston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montoya Rivera misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Montoya Rivera is defended easily by Houston.
Jordan Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
Houston throws a right hand that Montoya Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya Rivera also avoids with ease.
Houston wants to slow Montoya Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
Montoya Rivera blocks a jab.
Montoya Rivera lands the left hand.
Houston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houston checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Montoya Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
Montoya Rivera lands a jab.
Houston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montoya Rivera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Houston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montoya Rivera's waist but Montoya Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houston off to one side.
Houston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montoya Rivera to score with a decent uppercut.
Houston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Houston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Houston misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Houston.
Montoya Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Montoya Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montoya Rivera.
Houston tries to work over Montoya Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montoya Rivera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montoya Rivera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Houston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montoya Rivera tries a body shot but Houston blocks it.
Montoya Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Houston.
Montoya Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Houston backwards.
Montoya Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Houston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya Rivera.
Houston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Houston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Houston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montoya Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston checks the leg kick.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Houston tries to bum rush Montoya Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya Rivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Houston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montoya Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Houston misses with a low kick as Montoya Rivera jumps back.
Montoya Rivera stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Houston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montoya Rivera cracks Houston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montoya Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houston misses with a kick to the body.
Houston gets tackled into the cage by Montoya Rivera. Montoya Rivera maintains the clinch.
Montoya Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montoya Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Montoya Rivera is leaning against Houston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Houston.
Montoya Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houston tries a body shot but Montoya Rivera blocks it.
Houston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya Rivera backwards.
Houston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montoya Rivera blocks a body shot from Houston.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montoya Rivera avoids it.
A hook to the body from Houston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries to throw a body punch but Montoya Rivera avoids it by throwing Houston back against the cage.
Montoya Rivera goes for a takedown attempt but Houston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Houston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Houston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Houston throws a looping overhand right but Montoya Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Houston lands a jab.
Montoya Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
Jordan Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston tries to land a leg kick but Montoya Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Montoya Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montoya Rivera misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
Montoya Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Houston misses with a straight right.
Houston throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Houston throws a leg kick but Montoya Rivera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Houston misses with a low kick.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya Rivera.
Houston swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya Rivera.
Houston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston misses with a leg kick
and Montoya Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
Montoya Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houston.
Montoya Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Houston's shoulder, as Houston tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Montoya Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Houston lands a nice looking body kick.
Houston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston misses with a looping right.
Houston throws a leg kick but Montoya Rivera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Montoya Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Montoya Rivera dips to his left and cracks Houston with an uppercut!
Montoya Rivera lands a lovely overhand right.
Montoya Rivera moves out of range of the body kick.
Montoya Rivera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Houston has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Montoya Rivera's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya Rivera seems to be working for a kimura but Houston defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya Rivera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jordan Houston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Houston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Houston defending well as Montoya Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Houston.
Houston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montoya Rivera checks it well.
Montoya Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Houston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera misses with a straight right.
Montoya Rivera gets a takedown into half guard.
Montoya Rivera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Houston sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Houston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Houston is doing well to control the position and prevent Montoya Rivera from advancing to side control.
Houston is looking to control Montoya Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houston avoid being mounted?
Montoya Rivera is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montoya Rivera seems to be working for a kimura but Houston defends the submission attempt.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera prevents Houston from improving his position.
Montoya Rivera is working for a submission of some sort.
Montoya Rivera throwing shots but Houston is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a kimura here.
Houston wants to improve his position but Montoya Rivera is controlling well.
Montoya Rivera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Houston is just riding it out for now. Montoya Rivera eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera really dominated that 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.
Houston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Houston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montoya Rivera throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Houston throws a combination that misses
and Montoya Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houston slips a jab and a cross from Montoya Rivera.
Houston rushes Montoya Rivera and presses him up against the cage.
Montoya Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montoya Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston takes a shot to the head.
Houston manages to break the clinch.
Houston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Houston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houston was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya Rivera.
Nice body punch from Montoya Rivera.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montoya Rivera counters with a left and a right that stings Houston.
Houston keeps Montoya Rivera at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houston.
Montoya Rivera avoids the head kick by Houston.
Montoya Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
Montoya Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Montoya Rivera blocks the leg kick.
Montoya Rivera instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera trying to stall but Houston improves his position.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Houston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houston tries to throw a body punch but Montoya Rivera avoids it by throwing Houston back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Houston to work.
Houston digs a right hand underneath Montoya Rivera's ribcage. Montoya Rivera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montoya Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montoya Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya Rivera connects with the punch.
Montoya Rivera misses with a looping right.
Montoya Rivera throws a lazy uppercut
and Houston counters with a nice leg kick.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montoya Rivera, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Houston misses its intended target.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya Rivera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Houston.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot.
Houston connects with a nice looking jab.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Montoya Rivera's head but Montoya Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown. Houston tries to sprawl out of it but Montoya Rivera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Houston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera defending well as Houston loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Houston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montoya Rivera is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Montoya Rivera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Houston.
Montoya Rivera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Houston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes but missing.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jordan Houston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Houston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Houston clinches.
Montoya Rivera has a couple of punches blocked by Houston.
Houston swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houston tries a body shot but Montoya Rivera blocks it.
Montoya Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montoya Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Houston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Houston swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Houston.
Montoya Rivera blocks a body shot from Houston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montoya Rivera as Houston tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera gets through Houston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Houston wants to stall.
Montoya Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Houston is keeping busy.
Montoya Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montoya Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montoya Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston shoots in but no luck this time.
Houston misses with a leg kick.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
enabling Montoya Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Montoya Rivera scores with a jab. Houston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera throws a hook but Houston blocks it.
Houston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montoya Rivera's calf.
Houston misses with a kick to the body.
Houston slips under a jab from Montoya Rivera.
Houston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Houston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Montoya Rivera tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston misses with the combination.
Montoya Rivera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montoya Rivera. That did some damage!
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Montoya Rivera.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Houston enables Montoya Rivera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Houston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Houston manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Houston postures up.
Houston stopping the sweep attempt from Montoya Rivera.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is looking to stand up but Montoya Rivera won't let him.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Montoya Rivera is keeping the position.
Houston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Jordan Houston wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Montoya Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya Rivera tries for a takedown but Houston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Houston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montoya Rivera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Houston to the mat! Houston manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
I think Houston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jordan Houston!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera wins by split decision!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera is the new featherweight champion!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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