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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdula Mesopyan (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdula Mesopyan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mesopyan defends it nicely.
Pontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesopyan is just out of range.
Pontes dives in and grabs Mesopyan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mesopyan pushes down on Pontes's head and hops out.
Pontes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesopyan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pontes is looking for a triangle but Mesopyan pushes his legs off easily.
Mesopyan being controlled here momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pontes keeping full guard, as Mesopyan tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pontes is on top in guard.
Mesopyan keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes passes into half guard.
Pontes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mesopyan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pontes controlling the action here.
Pontes seems to be working for a kimura but Mesopyan defends the submission attempt.
Mesopyan wants to improve his position but Pontes is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesopyan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pontes controlling the action here.
Pontes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mesopyan is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pontes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesopyan tries to control the position but Pontes now has his back.
Mesopyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pontes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes has got one arm under Mesopyan's chin. This could be trouble... Mesopyan trying to control the other hand but Pontes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mesopyan has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diogo Pontes!
Diogo Pontes gave a mention to ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barroso Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinov comes to the cage accompanied by Ирония. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonid Valentinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barroso Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries for a takedown but Valentinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomes dives in and grabs Valentinov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentinov pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
Valentinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonid Valentinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Valentinov misses.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentinov looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
Gomes is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov cracks Gomes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valentinov if he has to take too many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentinov which made him look bad.
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valentinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomes tries to work over Valentinov's front leg with a kick but Valentinov checks it.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentinov stalks Gomes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomes's face. Gomes staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Valentinov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentinov duly obliges.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentinov checks a leg kick.
Gomes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentinov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentinov wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentinov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentinov pinned against the cage. Valentinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Valentinov sprawls well.
Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes looks gassed!
Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Valentinov keeps it at a distance.
Gomes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valentinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomes's head.
Sloppy strikes from Gomes. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Valentinov.
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentinov sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leonid Valentinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Valentinov.
Gomes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looks to land a combination but Valentinov avoids it well.
Valentinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valentinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentinov lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Valentinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes stops Valentinov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valentinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov kicks Gomes off and gets to his feet.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentinov tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentinov to the ground. Valentinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomes shoots in but Valentinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes drops his hands momentarily and Valentinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentinov feints a jab promting Gomes to slip. Valentinov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Valentinov finds it's target.
Valentinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentinov misses with the combination.
Valentinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov shows good takedown defense.
Valentinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomes tries to clinch but Valentinov moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentinov scores with a hook.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentinov but Valentinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valentinov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes rushes Valentinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomes has Valentinov pressed against the cage, preventing Valentinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentinov letting Gomes take a breather here.
Gomes tries to stall but Valentinov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gomes manages to break the clinch.
Valentinov blocks a head kick by Gomes.
Valentinov misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes has his takedown stuffed
and Valentinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Valentinov.
Valentinov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
Valentinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentinov is out of range.
Valentinov tests Gomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Valentinov.
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomes moves into the clinch.
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!
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Valentinov.
Valentinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomes misses with a few strikes there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentinov tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentinov to the ground. Valentinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Valentinov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentinov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gomes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valentinov circles away.
Valentinov looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Valentinov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentinov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomes. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentinov catches Gomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonid Valentinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Valentinov misses with a double jab.
Gomes takes one to the side of the head.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Valentinov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Valentinov lands the left hand.
Leonid Valentinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes tries a low kick but Valentinov avoids it.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt - Valentinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Valentinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes gets a clinch.
Gomes wants a takedown but no success here.
Valentinov working hard to break the clinch.
Valentinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomes has double underhooks.
Gomes fails to pull guard.
Valentinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentinov lands the left hand.
Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Gomes has a takedown stuffed.
Valentinov lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Valentinov does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Gomes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gomes moves into the clinch.
Gomes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomes is defended easily by Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinov moves out of range easily.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Valentinov counters with a two punch combo.
Gomes drops his hands momentarily and Valentinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes fails with the takedown.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valentinov throws a one two combo.
Gomes walks into a left hand.
Valentinov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentinov tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentinov to the ground. Valentinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes fails with the takedown.
Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentinov stuffs the takedown.
Valentinov feints a jab promting Gomes to slip. Valentinov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentinov misses with a wild combination.
Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Gomes shoots in for a double leg but Valentinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentinov misses with the combination.
Valentinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Valentinov as Gomes shoots in.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by Valentinov.
A punch combination from Valentinov misses.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentinov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomes shoots in but Valentinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Valentinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Valentinov both land. Nice combination.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentinov is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Valentinov circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentinov.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown but Valentinov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentinov scores with a four punch combination!
Valentinov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Valentinov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov swinging wildly here.
Valentinov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Valentinov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gomes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentinov pinned against the cage. Valentinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Valentinov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentinov!
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
Valentinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomes under the eye.
Valentinov misses with a double jab.
Valentinov throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Gomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentinov scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov shows good takedown defense.
Valentinov lands with an overhand left.
Valentinov lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Valentinov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valentinov tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentinov counters with a left and a right that stings Gomes.
Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinov moves out of range easily.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Valentinov keeps it at a distance.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Valentinov keeps it at a distance.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentinov tests Gomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Valentinov catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a takedown
and Valentinov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentinov counters with a two punch combo.
Valentinov swinging wildly here.
Valentinov looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
Gomes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leonid Valentinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomes tries to move into range but Valentinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
Gomes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Valentinov misses.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Valentinov keeps it at a distance.
Valentinov lands the left hand.
Valentinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomes off the cage and back into range.
Gomes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentinov scores with a jab to the head.
Valentinov looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomes's head.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Valentinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomes counters with a head kick. That will keep Valentinov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentinov sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentinov tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentinov to the ground. Valentinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valentinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valentinov throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentinov as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valentinov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomes off the cage and back into range.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentinov sizes up Gomes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentinov.
Valentinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomes shoots in for a double leg but Valentinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentinov throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Valentinov both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Valentinov finds it's way through Gomes's defenses.
Gomes shoots in for a double leg but Valentinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinov.
Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Valentinov misses with a double jab.
Valentinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
A combination from Valentinov does no damage.
Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes takes a swing at Valentinov's ribcage but misses.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentinov as he avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentinov tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentinov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentinov.
Valentinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomes has Valentinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentinov is trying to break the clinch but Gomes has him pressed against the cage.
Gomes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentinov's efforts to push away.
Valentinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Valentinov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Valentinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Valentinov.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentinov misses with a wild combination.
Gomes slips under a jab from Valentinov.
Gomes looks to land a body kick but Valentinov moved away.
A combination from Valentinov does no damage.
Valentinov throws a hook but Gomes avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentinov counters with a three punch combo that has Gomes backing up. Gomes nods at Valentinov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomes under the eye.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses.
Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Valentinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Valentinov keeps it at a distance.
Valentinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes shoots in but Valentinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes throws a nice looking combination but Valentinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Valentinov as Gomes shoots in.
Leonid Valentinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valentinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Valentinov. No joy for Gomes on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentinov scores with a four punch combination!
Valentinov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gomes tries to clinch up but Valentinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Valentinov.
Valentinov misses with the combination.
Valentinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentinov duly obliges.
Valentinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomes can do to turn this around?
Gomes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentinov pinned against the cage. Valentinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Valentinov circles away.
Gomes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Valentinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Valentinov.
Gomes is looking to clinch but Valentinov is avoiding it.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Valentinov.
Valentinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomes throws a body kick that misses.
Valentinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomes.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Valentinov scores with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov throws a combination. Gomes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valentinov stalks Gomes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomes's face. Gomes staggers backwards, shaken.
Valentinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomes off the cage and back into range.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valentinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomes wants to clinch.
Valentinov lands an overhand right.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Valentinov circles away easily
and Valentinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov shows good takedown defense.
Valentinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Valentinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Valentinov.
Valentinov slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomes throws a hook but Valentinov blocks it.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentinov.
Gomes moves in looking to clinch but Valentinov pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov misses with a double jab.
Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valentinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentinov which made him look bad.
Valentinov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Valentinov does no damage.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Valentinov counters with a series of strikes. Gomes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valentinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov scores with a nice head shot.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentinov throws a nice looking combination but Gomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Valentinov catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
Valentinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Valentinov had his way with Barroso Gomes in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Valentinov.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentinov which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomes is defended easily by Valentinov.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Valentinov.
Gomes swings for the body but Valentinov moves out of range.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomes.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonid Valentinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valentinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomes won't allow it.
Gomes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Valentinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomes fails with the takedown
and Valentinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentinov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentinov.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes tries to bum rush Valentinov with a series of wild strikes but Valentinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentinov leaves Gomes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Gomes has his takedown stuffed
and Valentinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Valentinov.
Valentinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Valentinov.
Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentinov. That snapped Gomes's head back.
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes fails with the takedown.
Gomes throws a head kick that Valentinov semi-blocks.
Gomes shoots in but Valentinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentinov with a nice cross.
A right-left combo lands from Valentinov.
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Valentinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a straight right. Gomes didn't see that one coming.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown but Valentinov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentinov scores with a four punch combination!
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Valentinov.
Gomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from Valentinov.
Gomes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomes misses with a takedown
and Valentinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Valentinov does no damage.
Gomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valentinov rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Valentinov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Valentinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valentinov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentinov wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentinov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Valentinov.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Valentinov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentinov throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Valentinov coming out on top.
Valentinov misses with a wild combination.
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!
Valentinov tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Valentinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Valentinov misses.
Some wild striking there from Valentinov.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentinov as he jumps to the side.
Valentinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentinov duly obliges.
Gomes walks into a straight right hand from Valentinov.
Some wild striking there from Valentinov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a cross.
Valentinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentinov duly obliges.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentinov tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentinov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Valentinov counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Valentinov both land. Nice combination.
Valentinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentinov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomes is defended easily by Valentinov.
Gomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonid Valentinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinov swinging wildly here.
Gomes is looking to clinch but Valentinov is avoiding it.
Barroso Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomes counters with a good low kick that Valentinov was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Valentinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Leonid Valentinov!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Leonid Valentinov!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Leonid Valentinov!
Leonid Valentinov wins by unanimous decision!
Leonid Valentinov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Ilja Vasuta,You Absolutely SUCK!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Gomez has chosen rage against the machine bulls on parade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruiz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Gomez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gomez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barbosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gomez!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barbosa controlling the pace for now.
Gomez has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa working for the choke.
Barbosa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez 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 Barbosa gets his way!
Barbosa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controls the position.
Gomez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeps control of the position easily here as Gomez tries to buck him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Gomez's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gomez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Ruiz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.
Barbosa has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa fails with the takedown.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Gomez.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruiz Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Barbosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
Igor Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
Gomez tries to buck Barbosa off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa takes his back!
Barbosa biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Gomez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controls the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
What can Gomez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Gomez tries to sprawl but Barbosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is looking to get back to is feet but Barbosa passes into side control.
The referee asks Barbosa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barbosa prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Igor Barbosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Gomez misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gomez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him.
Barbosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gomez is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Still in half guard, Barbosa seems content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barbosa in particular looking to stall.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Gomez is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Igor Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barbosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbosa eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Barbosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Barbosa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Barbosa shoots in.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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 Igor Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Igor Barbosa wins by unanimous decision!
Igor Barbosa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Rush - Limelight as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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223 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roddy Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Adams!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ferguson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferguson has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferguson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferguson is on top in guard.
Ferguson is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Ferguson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferguson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams looking to control.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Ferguson slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferguson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferguson distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferguson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Adams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Adams has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson has his feet on Adams's thighs here. He's pushed Adams off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Adams screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roddy Ferguson!
After winning the bout, Roddy Ferguson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Relva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Relva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alejandro Rua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Relva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Relva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Relva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Relva backpedaling.
Rua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Relva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a right hand that Relva ducks under and follows up with a left that Relva also avoids with ease.
Relva is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Relva colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Rua as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Relva is left battered and dazed whilst Rua and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Rua!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Nunes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugene Albright's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright fails with the takedown
and Albright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albright takes the fight into the clinch.
Albright tries to pull guard but Nunes won't allow it.
Albright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunes smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Albright is breathing heavily.
Nunes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nunes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Albright.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Albright moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Donk. Nunes catches Albright right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Albright is defended easily by Nunes.
Albright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Albright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a swing at Albright's ribcage but misses.
Albright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
Nunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Albright doesn't seem bothered though.
Nunes throws the left hand but Albright avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws a lazy right hand but Albright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunes lands with an overhand left.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Albright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Albright slips a jab from Nunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Albright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes lands a jab to the nose.
Albright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
Albright defending well as Nunes loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Rogerio Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nunes lands the left hand.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Albright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes lands with a right hand.
Albright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Albright's head.
Eugene Albright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nunes leaves Albright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Albright moves away and avoids it.
Albright looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Albright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Nunes misses.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunes as he avoids it easily.
Albright takes one to the side of the head.
Albright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Albright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Albright had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Nunes scores with a four punch combination!
Albright shoots in looking for a takedown but Nunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Albright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Albright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Albright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes works the jab nicely.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Albright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nunes scores with a punch to the head.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nunes misses with a wild combination.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albright lands an overhand right.
Nunes lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Nunes. That snapped Albright's head back.
Albright walks into a jab.
Albright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nunes is looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Albright slows the pace down in half guard.
Nunes trying to hold on to Albright's head to control him but Albright postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rogerio Nunes.
Horrible takedown by Albright or perhaps it was just good defense by Nunes which made him look bad.
Albright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Albright scrambles back to his feet.
Albright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nunes.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
Albright walks into a stiff left hand from Nunes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Albright.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
Albright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Albright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Albright slips under a jab from Nunes.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Nunes tests Albright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Nunes throws a body punch but Albright moves out of range.
Albright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nunes scores with a hook.
Albright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Albright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albright.
Albright slips under a jab from Nunes.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Albright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunes but Nunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Albright moves away and avoids it.
Albright closes the distance and clinches up with Nunes, looking for a takedown. Albright pushes Nunes against the cage but Nunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Nunes cracks Albright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt - Nunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Albright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Albright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Albright somewhat.
Nunes throws the left hand but Albright avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt - Nunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Albright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Albright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Albright. Albright gets slowly back to his feet.
Nunes throws a hook but Albright blocks it.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Albright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Albright avoids it well.
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Albright at a distance.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunes as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogerio Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes jabs Albright right on the nose. Albright blinks but takes it well.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Albright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nunes throws the left hand but Albright avoids the punch easily.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Albright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albright has time to react.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
Albright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nunes, as that shot connected.
Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nunes works Albright's body with a nice hook.
Nunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albright manages to avoid it.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Albright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albright fails with the takedown.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Albright on the side of the head.
Eugene Albright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albright throws a hook but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albright manages to avoid it.
Nunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Albright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Albright moves out of range of the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Nunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Albright under the eye.
Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Albright.
Nice shot by Nunes.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Albright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Albright takes one to the chin there.
Nunes lands a nice shot that snaps Albright's head back.
Albright tries for a takedown but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nunes swings for the body but Albright moves out of range.
Albright is looking to clinch.
Albright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nunes sprawls well. Nunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Albright gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Nunes.
Albright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunes as he avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Albright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Albright saw that one coming.
Albright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Albright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes scores with a jab. Albright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nunes throws a hook but Albright blocks it.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes 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.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes throws a jab when Albright was well out of range.
Albright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet but Albright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Albright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eugene Albright wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nunes leaves Albright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Albright shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but Albright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albright.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Albright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Albright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Albright drops his hands momentarily and Nunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Albright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Albright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Albright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes scores with a shot to the body.
Albright moves forwards but Nunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Albright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Albright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunes but Nunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes swings for the body but Albright moves out of range.
Nunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Albright on the side of the head.
Albright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Albright shoots for a takedown but Nunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albright tries for a takedown but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nunes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Albright is just out of range.
Nunes lands a nice shot that snaps Albright's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Albright.
Nunes loads up on a big right hand but Albright slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Albright's head and hops out.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Albright ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Nunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Albright tries for a takedown but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Albright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes.
Albright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nunes looks to land a left hand but Albright moved out of range nicely.
Nunes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albright tries for a takedown but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a jab to the head.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Albright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Albright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunes circles away.
Nunes looks to throw the jab but Albright is out of range.
Nunes misses with a looping right.
Nunes stuffs the takedown.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Albright moves away and avoids it.
Nunes scores with a jab. Albright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Albright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Albright fails to land the takedown.
Albright blocks a jab.
Albright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Albright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nunes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nunes swings for the body but Albright moves out of range.
Albright shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Albright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Albright moved out of range.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Albright shoots in but no luck this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Albright.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
Nunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albright.
Nunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albright.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albright circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albright.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Albright avoids it well.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nunes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Albright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
Albright controls the position.
Albright moves into full mount!
Albright controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Albright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Albright shoots for a takedown but Nunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albright.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albright.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Albright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nunes does it's job there.
Albright fails to land the takedown.
Nunes takes a swing at Albright's ribcage but misses.
Nunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Albright has a takedown stuffed.
Nunes scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Albright moved out of range.
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Albright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Albright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Nunes.
Albright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Albright. Albright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Albright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Albright.
Nunes cracks Albright with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nunes does it's job there.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Albright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nunes swivels and escapes.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Albright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Albright lands in his opponent's guard.
Albright wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking to stand up but Albright isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albright.
Nunes misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Albright shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Albright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunes misses the jab.
Nunes throws the left hand but Albright avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes takes a swing at Albright's ribcage but misses.
Albright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nunes!
Albright looking to control but Nunes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Albright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugene Albright just wasn't active enough.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albright shoots in but no luck this time.
Nunes stuffs the takedown.
Jab from Nunes.
Jab by Nunes.
Albright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes scores with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Albright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Albright fails with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Albright slips under a jab from Nunes.
Albright moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Albright walks into a left hand.
Albright shoots for a takedown but Nunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Albright ducks down to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nunes misses.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
Albright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Albright moved out of range.
Albright moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Albright back to the cage. Nunes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Albright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nunes to the mat! Nunes manages to get full guard.
Nunes keeping full guard, as Albright tries to pass.
Albright controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugene Albright just wasn't active enough.
A big left from Nunes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright has his takedown stuffed
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nunes lands a two punch combo.
Albright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albright moves away.
Nice defenses there by Albright.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albright dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Albright's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Albright fails with the takedown.
Albright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albright tries for a takedown but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nunes looks to throw the jab but Albright is out of range.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Albright's body.
Nunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Albright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albright moves away.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Albright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Albright is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nunes.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Albright seems unphased.
Nunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Nunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Albright shoots in.
Nunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albright moves away.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
Nice takedown defense from Nunes. No joy for Albright on that attempt.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes loads up on a big right hand but Albright slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Albright moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Albright dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Albright's head and hops out.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Nunes scores with a nice strike.
Albright shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Albright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Albright persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Albright slips a straight right by Nunes.
Albright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Albright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Albright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nunes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Nunes scores with a body shot.
Eugene Albright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Albright misses the target.
Well,Albright is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Nunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Albright.
Albright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albright was well out of range. Poor timing from Nunes.
Nunes throws a body punch but Albright moves out of range.
Albright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albright off to one side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albright moves away.
Albright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Albright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Albright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Albright persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Albright walks into a jab.
Albright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes throws a shot to the body.
Nunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Albright under the eye.
Nunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nunes misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nunes moves out of range as Albright strikes.
A big right from Albright misses.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albright has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albright shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but Albright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albright dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Albright's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Rogerio Nunes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcos Paulo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloan.
Scot Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Paulo. Paulo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan scores with a push kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sloan. No joy for Paulo on that attempt.
Sloan closes the distance and pushes Paulo back into the cage.
Sloan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paulo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulo looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paulo is trying to pull guard but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Scot Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Paulo.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan landing knees to the head.
Sloan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulo's face.
Sloan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sloan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloan lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Sloan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sloan lands a head kick. Paulo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paulo will feel that in the morning.
Sloan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloan rushes Paulo and presses him up against the cage.
Sloan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Paulo - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sloan, and another! Paulo is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Scot Sloan!
Scot Sloan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. call to prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brega's sensitive parts.
Vera throws a series of punches but Brega avoids them all with ease.
Vera throws out a loose jab but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brega stops a takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera tries to circle away but Brega has him pinned against the cage.
Brega is stalling here.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Vera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Vera.
Vera pulls Brega into guard.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera pulls Brega in to control the position.
Brega is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brega won't allow Vera to get back to his feet.
Vera pulls Brega in close to his closed guard and prevents Brega from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brega is controlling him.
Brega postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brega pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vera is keeping the position for now.
Vera is pulling down on Brega's head. It's preventing any offense from Brega, at least for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dominic Vera hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Brega.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Brega misses with a low kick as Vera jumps back.
Brega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Brega moved out of range.
Brega misses the shot to the body.
Vera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brega.
Good work by Brega as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera stuns Brega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brega dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Vera throws a right and a left that Brega avoids nicely.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Brega scores with a shot to the body.
Vera scores with a one two! Brega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vera lands a glancing blow to the side of Brega's head.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brega.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brega ducks right into an uppercut from Vera.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Vera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
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!
Brega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vera up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Brega gets underhooks to prevent Vera's takedown attempt.
Brega dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brega is trying to keep an underhook but Vera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brega manages to get to full guard.
Brega lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vera!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brega working Vera over with strikes here.
Brega landing punches.
Brega lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vera regains half guard.
Vera trying to control but Brega postures up.
Brega throws a strike but Vera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vera controls Brega momentarily but Brega frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brega trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brega is looking to work some ground and pound but Vera has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dominic Vera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Brega tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera with a jab.
Vera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera throws a hook but Brega avoids it easily.
Vera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brega holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brega throws an elbow that misses.
Brega misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Brega fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera takes an elbow to the temple.
Vera avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Brega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brega is stalling here.
Vera goes for a takedown attempt but Brega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brega counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brega slips a straight right by Vera.
Vera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brega.
Vera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brega throws out the jab.
Vera lands a jab to the head.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brega is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brega had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vera throws a hook to the side of Brega's head but Brega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Vera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brega at a distance.
Brega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brega moves away from the strike by Vera.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brega moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brega looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Brega moves out of range as Vera throws a body kick.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brega moves away.
Brega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominic Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Vera misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vera. Brega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Brega misses with a body shot.
Good work by Brega as he checks the leg kick.
Brega swings for the body but Vera moves out of range.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brega.
Vera thows a body shot but no joy.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brega was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vera looks to land a combination but Brega avoids it well.
Brega blocks a low kick nicely.
Brega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brega lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a leg kick that misses.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Brega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera swings for the body but Brega moves out of range.
Vera throws a leg kick but Brega sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vera works Brega's body with a nice hook.
Brega closes the distance and clinches.
Brega taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brega for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vera jumps guard but Brega stands there with Vera around his waist. Vera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a series of punches but Brega avoids them all with ease.
Vera misses with a hook. Brega ducked under it nicely.
Brega staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Vera. That snapped Brega's head back.
Vera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brega tries to clinch up.
Brega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega closes the distance and clinches.
Brega gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vera letting Brega take a breather here.
Vera tries to break free but Brega pushes him back against the cage.
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Brega lands an elbow just above Vera 's eye.
Antonio Brega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vera blocks an elbow strike from Brega.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Vera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brega walks away with a smile on his face. Vera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Brega tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
Vera connects with a right hand. Brega shakes it off.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera looks to throw the jab but Brega is out of range.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Vera misses with a low kick as Brega jumps back.
Vera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brega chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
Vera jabs at Brega's body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a series of punches but Brega moves out of range.
Brega blocks a jab.
Vera is breathing heavily.
A jab from Vera misses.
Vera with a nice cross.
A jab from Vera misses.
Vera misses with a wild combination.
Vera throws the kick towards the body but Brega avoids it.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vera throws a jab when Brega was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brega is looking to clinch.
Brega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Brega moved out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from Brega.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Brega.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brega moves away.
Vera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brega moves into the clinch.
Vera is trying to pull guard but Brega turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Vera.
Vera tries to pull guard but Brega won't allow it.
Vera looking for a takedown.
Vera managing to block the knees to the body from Brega.
Brega taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vera's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Vera avoids the elbow strike from Brega, against the cage.
Vera has had enough of the clinch but Brega keeps him there for the moment.
Vera tries to circle away but Brega has him pinned against the cage.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Vera is trying to pull guard but Brega has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Vera blocks an elbow strike from Brega.
Brega lands an elbow just above Vera 's eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brega throws an elbow but misses.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
Vera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
Vera is working for takedown but Brega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vera is trying to pull guard but Brega turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Vera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera tries to pull guard but Brega holds him up against the cage and eventually Vera drops back down to his feet.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominic Vera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brega wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Vera swings for the body but Brega moves out of range.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Brega moved out of range.
Vera throws a body punch but Brega moves out of range.
Vera throws a leg kick but Brega moved away.
A big right from Vera misses.
Brega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Brega misses with a low kick as Vera jumps back.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brega moves away.
Brega just misses with a punch to the body.
Brega missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera throws a lazy right hand but Brega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brega tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a right and a left that Brega avoids nicely.
Vera misses the jab.
Brega fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Vera.
Vera throws a hook to the side of Brega's head but Brega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brega works the jab nicely.
Brega clinches up against the cage.
Vera has a couple of punches blocked by Brega.
Brega slowing the pace effectively.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera being controlled against the cage.
Brega blocks an uppercut.
Brega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Vera is trying to pull guard but Brega has him pressed against the cage.
Brega trying to land knees to the body.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Brega misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vera blocks an elbow strike from Brega.
Brega misses with an elbow over the top.
Vera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brega to keep the fight standing.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Vera.
Vera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brega to keep the fight standing.
Brega throws an elbow but it misses.
Vera being controlled against the cage.
Vera is trying to pull guard but Brega turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brega throws an elbow that misses.
Brega is pushing Vera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to pull guard but Brega holds him up against the cage and eventually Vera drops back down to his feet.
Brega crunches a lovely knee into Vera's ribcage.
Vera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominic Vera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brega is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brega defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brega won't allow Vera to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brega working some strikes from top position.
Brega wants to pass the guard but Vera is keeping the position.
Brega is working Vera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brega wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Vera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brega.
Vera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brega off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vera lunges at Brega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brega's hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vera scores with a hook.
Brega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brega instigates a clinch.
Vera tries to break the clinch but Brega is controlling the position.
Brega has Vera pressed against the cage, preventing Vera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera misses with a leg kick.
Brega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Brega tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brega clinches up with Vera and pushes him back against the cage.
Vera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brega fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vera walks into a left hand.
Brega tries to work over Vera's front leg with a kick but Vera checks it.
Vera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Vera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brega tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brega.
Vera throws a low kick, looking for Brega's leg but Brega calmly moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brega staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Vera.
Vera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brega.
Brega just misses with a punch to the body.
Brega walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
Brega throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Brega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera lands a really nice looking cross but Brega seems unphased.
Vera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brega slips a jab from Vera.
Vera misses with an uppercut. Brega saw that one coming.
Brega lands a nice looking body shot.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Vera swings for the body but Brega moves out of range.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brega.
Brega defending well as Vera loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dominic Vera just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vera looks to land a combination but Brega avoids it well.
Brega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brega clinches up with Vera and pushes him back against the cage.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Brega comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brega looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vera is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Vera can't get the takedown.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Vera.
Brega gets underhooks to prevent Vera's takedown attempt.
Vera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brega stalling.
Vera tries to circle away but Brega has him pinned against the cage.
Brega leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Brega stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Brega.
Brega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Brega is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Vera.
Vera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brega.
Vera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vera misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brega moves away.
Vera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brega manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Brega loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Brega staying out of range there.
Vera clobbers Brega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Brega.
Brega is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Brega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Vera misses.
Nice shot lands for Vera.
Brega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Brega ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Vera misses with a wild combination.
Brega ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brega tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Brega misses with a straight right.
Brega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brega clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Brega being controlled against the cage.
Brega is pressed up against the cage. Vera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brega down to the mat. Brega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brega blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Vera misses its intended target.
Vera loads up on a big right hand but Brega slips the punch.
Brega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
Vera throws a series of punches but Brega moves out of range.
Vera throws a right hand that Brega ducks under and follows up with a left that Brega also avoids with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera misses with an uppercut. Brega saw that one coming.
Brega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera slips a jab from Brega.
Brega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera is looking to land body kicks.
Brega tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vera counters with a one-two to the body.
Brega wants to clinch.
Brega takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brega wants to clinch.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have Brega backpedaling.
Brega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Brega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Brega has managed to clinch.
Brega misses with an elbow strike.
Vera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brega after a bit of a struggle.
Brega scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Dominic Vera's cut even more.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vera avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vera is trying to force a seperation but Brega has the dominant position.
Vera tries for a takedown but Brega manages to get underhooks.
Brega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera takes an elbow to the temple.
Brega is stalling here.
Vera working hard to break the clinch.
Brega has Vera pressed against the cage, preventing Vera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brega lands an elbow just above Vera 's eye.
Vera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vera lands with a light punch inside.
Brega dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brega throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brega obliges.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brega after a bit of a struggle.
Brega pushes off an throws an elbow but Vera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brega trying to land knees to the body.
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 Antonio Brega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Brega moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Brega slips a jab from Vera.
Brega wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Vera slips a straight right by Brega.
Brega misses with a hook.
Vera works over Brega's head and body with a nice combination.
Vera with a jab.
A jab from Vera misses.
Vera throws the left hand but Brega avoids the punch easily.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brega tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a body punch but Brega moves out of range.
Vera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brega takes the fight into the clinch.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Brega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera with a hook.
Vera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brega's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vera.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vera misses with a wild body shot.
Vera misses with a hook.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera connects with a single shot there.
Vera cracks Brega with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Vera.
Vera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brega.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Brega is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brega gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Vera tries to pull guard but Brega holds him up against the cage and eventually Vera drops back down to his feet.
Brega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Vera jumps guard but Brega stands there with Vera around his waist. Vera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Vera.
Brega misses with a knee to the head.
Vera decides to pull guard.
Vera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brega avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vera is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brega is looking to work some ground and pound but Vera has wrist control.
Vera working a defensive guard here.
Brega is fighting to break Vera's control of his arms but Vera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dominic Vera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Brega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with an uppercut. Brega saw that one coming.
Vera throws a head kick but Brega moves out of range.
Vera thuds his right hand into Brega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brega.
Vera connects with a nice looking jab.
Brega tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera misses with a leg kick.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Brega moved out of range.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Brega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brega connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Brega.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands a lovely overhand right.
Brega tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Brega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
Brega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the cage.
Brega throws an elbow but it misses.
Brega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Brega slips a jab and a cross from Vera.
A jab from Brega misses.
Vera misses with a body shot
and Brega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Brega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Vera moves away from the strike by Brega.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brega avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Brega slips under a jab from Vera.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Vera. That snapped Brega's head back.
Vera throws a hook but Brega avoids it easily.
Brega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vera.
Brega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brega moves out of range as Vera strikes.
A big left from Vera misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Vera misses.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brega.
Vera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brega with a jab.
Vera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vera cracks Brega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera lands with a nice body punch.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vera with a jab.
A combination from Vera does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vera 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Dominic Vera!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Dominic Vera!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Dominic Vera!
Dominic Vera wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Dominic Vera said 'Fuck Allah, you pig fucking, pedo promoting piece of shit... And fuck Mohammed the pedo cunt too'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jorge's choice of entrance music: Tropa de Elite. Seth Bullock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bullock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bullock throws a lazy right hand but Jorge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bullock looks to land a combination. Jorge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bullock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jorge on his heels. He'll look to pass Jorge's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock postures up in Jorge's guard and throws a big left but Jorge blocks it.
Bullock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jorge looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bullock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bullock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bullock's back!
Bullock can't escape the position.
Jorge somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jorge keeps control of the position as Bullock tries to break free.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jorge controlling the positon.
Jorge lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jorge.
Bullock is trapped and Jorge is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jorge struggling to land strikes to the head as Bullock covers up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jorge.
Jorge missing with punches from the back.
Jorge missing with strikes from the back.
Jorge throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jorge is looking to control Bullock but Bullock is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullock trying to control but not successfully.
Jorge gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge wants to control but Bullock is keeping busy.
Bullock trying to control but not successfully.
Bullock covering up well and avoiding damage.
The referee is taking a good look at Bullock as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jorge!
You can see the frustration on Bullock's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is taking a good look at Bullock as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jorge!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jorge's guard. Nice work there by Bullock.
Jorge wants to sweep but no luck.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Bullock preventing the sweep.
Bullock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorge wants to improve his position but instead Bullock has moved into half guard.
Bullock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jorge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bullock postures up in Jorge's guard and throws a big left but Jorge blocks it.
Jorge has control of Bullock's left arm, preventing Bullock from doing any damage.
Jorge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bullock.
Jorge looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorge, not yet.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorge pulls Bullock in close to his closed guard and prevents Bullock from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jorge 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.
Bullock postures up in Jorge's guard and throws a big left but Jorge blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Bullock.
Bullock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorge moves away.
Bullock misses with a wild combination.
Jorge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bullock misses with a wild body shot.
Jorge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Jorge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jorge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bullock is looking to control Jorge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bullock avoid being mounted?
Bullock is not content to let Jorge control the position.
Jorge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bullock wants to control but Jorge is keeping busy.
Jorge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorge is keen to just control but Bullock is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jorge is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bullock's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullock taking some punishment here, with Jorge in his half guard.
Jorge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jorge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bullock is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorge lands a nice short elbow.
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullock keeps working.
Bullock pushes Jorge off looking to stand but Jorge dives back in and keeps control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bullock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bullock is refusing to be controlled, as Jorge sits in half guard.
Bullock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Jorge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bullock pulls Jorge in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bullock striking off his back but it's not causing Jorge any problems.
Bullock looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jorge is working Bullock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jorge throws an elbow that misses. Bullock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorge's guard. Nice move by Bullock!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Jorge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bullock swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bullock.
Jorge fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bullock to the ground. Jorge is now in Bullock's guard.
Bullock has momentary wrist control but Jorge slips an elbow through the middle.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Bullock keeps moving.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorge cracks Bullock with a solid left hand.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Bullock keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Jorge working some strikes from top position.
Tiago Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom.
Jorge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jorge trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom.
Bullock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jorge is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge postures up in Bullock's guard and throws a big left but Bullock blocks it.
Bullock trying to keep a closed guard but Jorge is proving a slippery customer.
Jorge is looking to work some ground and pound but Bullock has wrist control.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bullock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bullock misses with an uppercut.
Jorge moves out of range as Bullock strikes.
Jorge has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bullock throws a head punch that misses.
Bullock wants the takedown. Jorge is fighting it off but Bullock persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jorge's guard against the cage.
Bullock trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bullock is one step ahead there.
Jorge pulls Bullock in close to his closed guard and prevents Bullock from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bullock stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Jorge controls Bullock momentarily but Bullock frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Jorge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock jabs at Jorge's body.
Bullock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorge avoids the body shot from Bullock.
Jorge throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Jorge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bullock is trying to stand up here but Jorge is controlling him well.
Jorge passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bullock!
Bullock is bucking up trying to escape but Jorge cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jorge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bullock is looking to escape.
Jorge postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bullock looks a forlorn figure.
Jorge raining down shots from the mount!
Bullock can't escape the position.
Jorge raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bullock is squirming around, avoiding Jorge's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jorge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jorge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jorge with shots to the head and body - Bullock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jorge looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bullock is rocked!
Jorge dominating with strikes here.
Oh Bullock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Bullock is out cold - huge knockout for Jorge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
Our winner, Tiago Jorge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amun Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinjo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ra goes for a takedown attempt but Shinjo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shinjo misses with a head kick.
Shinjo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ra misses with a takedown attempt - Shinjo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amun Ra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra misses the body punch
and Shinjo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
Ra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shinjo counters with a left and a right that stings Ra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo lands a big head kick that sends Ra to the canvas! Shinjo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Shinjo!
During a confident post fight interview, Sho Shinjo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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