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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Roberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Champshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wreck Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Champshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wreck Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the head kick by Champshire.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champshire throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a takedown into Champshire's guard.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Champshire is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Champshire has escaped and now he's on top!
Champshire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Champshire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Champshire escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Champshire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Champshire trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Champshire presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Champshire throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Champshire is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silva is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Champshire!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ducci Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ducci Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dante circles away and keeps his distance.
Dante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dante lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dante lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
Dante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dante moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dante breaks from the clinch.
Dante closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Dante getting side control.
Dante thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Dante is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dante to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Dante.
Dante tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Dante tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to roll over but Dante keeps him under control.
Dante tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dante darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie tries to kick Dante off but Dante keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dante is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to escape.
Dante stands up out of the half guard.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Dante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dante lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Dante keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie is working for takedown but Dante is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dante clinches but Gracie breaks the clinch
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Dante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dante pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dante breaks the clinch.
Dante shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dante scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Dante gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Dante is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dante landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dante goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dante lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ducci Dante dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dante moves into the clinch.
Dante lands a knee to the head.
Dante lands a damaging elbow.
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dante fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Ducci Dante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Dante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie dives in and grabs Dante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dante pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Dante clinches.
Dante with a knee to the head.
Dante trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dante into the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dante plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Dante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ducci Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Dante connects with a knee to the head.
Dante landing knees to the body.
Dante breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Dante counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dante lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Dante landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dante lands an elbow inside.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dante gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dante wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Dante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dante manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Dante's guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dante is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ground and pound from Dante.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dante is working away from the top position though.
Dante wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ducci Dante dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dante throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Ducci Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dante clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dante moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Dante.
Dante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante manages to break the clinch.
Dante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dante stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Dante is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Dante tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dante wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dante trying to control the position.
Gracie gets to his feet. Dante looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Dante lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Dante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Dante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dante counters by moving into the clinch.
Dante stalling the fight.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Dante gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the ropes.
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dante can pounce on him.
Dante wants to clinch.
Dante moves into the clinch.
Matt Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Dante breaks from the clinch.
Dante lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dante.
Dante clinches.
Dante pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dante's guard.
Dante will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dante's head.
Gracie cracks Dante with a solid left hand.
Ducci Dante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ducci Dante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
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 Ducci Dante.
Well Dante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ducci Dante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between diet Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, diet Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Pepper throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Pepper.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pepper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
Vieira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vieira digs a right hand underneath Pepper's ribcage. Pepper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Vieira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vieira controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vieira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pepper!
Vieira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vieira tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Vieira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vieira tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Vieira.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Pepper sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Pepper avoids nicely.
Pepper looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.
Jab by Vieira.
Pepper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Pepper is having none of it.
Vieira is taking a breather. Pepper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vieira stops Pepper from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vieira manages to move to mount!
Vieira won't let Pepper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
Pepper is trying to stand.
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Vieira's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Vieira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira lands with a hook. Pepper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vieira keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieira tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieira circles away.
Vieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pepper.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt - Pepper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Pepper misses.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pepper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vieira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Pepper.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepper as he avoids it easily.
Pepper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vieira counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pepper breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Vieira there.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Pepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira throws a nice looking combination but Pepper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
diet Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Vieira. Beautiful body shot.
Pepper tries to clinch but Vieira moves out of range.
Pepper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Vieira lands a nice shot that snaps Pepper's head back.
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vieira misses with the combination.
Vieira shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Vieira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
diet Pepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Vieira.
Pepper is looking to clinch.
Pepper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pepper throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper looks to land a left hand but Vieira moved out of range nicely.
Vieira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a three punch combo!
Pepper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vieira's waist but Vieira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pepper off to one side.
Pepper moves away from the strike by Vieira.
diet Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper throws a one two combo.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Pepper throws a series of punches but Vieira avoids them all with ease.
Vieira lands a nice shot that snaps Pepper's head back.
Vieira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vieira shoots in but no luck this time.
Vieira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieira rushes Pepper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vieira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vieira.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
Vieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pepper walks away with a smile on his face. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pepper rushes Vieira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pepper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepper throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pepper throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown. Pepper fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pepper throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Pepper throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Vieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pepper pinned against the cage. Pepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Pepper.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Pepper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepper misses with a few strikes there.
Vieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vieira throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepper throws a combination that misses
and Vieira counters with a single leg into guard. Pepper didn't expect that.
Vieira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vieira trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vieira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vieira trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pepper.
Pepper tries to clinch up.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepper manages to avoid it.
Pepper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vieira finds it's way round the side to connect with Pepper's head.
Pepper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Pepper misses.
Vieira looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
Pepper wants to clinch.
Pepper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working for submissions but it's allowed Pepper to get to half guard.
Vieira is looking for a sweep. Pepper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabriel Vieira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepper stops Vieira from getting back to his feet.
Vieira wants to get back to full guard.
diet Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepper is thwarting Vieira's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Vieira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vieira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spontaneous Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afonso Severo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afonso Severo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
141 lbs
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23
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spontaneous Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Severo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gordon manages to pull guard.
Severo stops Gordon from standing up.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Severo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gordon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Severo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gordon rushes Severo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Severo shoots in for a takedown but Gordon shows good takedown defense.
Severo looks to clinch
and Gordon moves into the clinch.
Severo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Severo is trying to stall.
Gordon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Severo wants to stand but Gordon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon 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.
Gordon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gordon trying to keep a closed guard but Severo is proving a slippery customer.
Gordon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gordon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but Severo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gordon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severo gets back to full guard.
Gordon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gordon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Severo for as long as he can get away with.
Gordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Severo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Severo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gordon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Severo is keeping the position.
Gordon is working hard here to advance position.
Gordon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gordon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gordon pushing down on Severo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gordon wants to stand but Severo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gordon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gordon lands a front kick.
Severo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon pushes Severo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Severo's face.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gordon has hold of one of Severo's legs. Severo is fighting the takedown attempt but Gordon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gordon gets to his feet - Severo follows without any prompting.
Severo looks gassed!
Gordon forces Severo back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Severo's brow.
Gordon stops a takedown attempt from Severo.
Severo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Severo misses with a takedown
and Gordon counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spontaneous Gordon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Severo tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
Gordon crunches a lovely knee into Severo's ribcage.
Gordon with a knee to the head.
It looks like Afonso Severo has been cut.
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gordon gets control of Severo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gordon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gordon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gordon is on top in guard.
Gordon gets to his feet. Severo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Severo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gordon lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Severo has momentary wrist control but Gordon slips an elbow through the middle.
Gordon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gordon gets to his feet. Severo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gordon scores with a takedown into Severo's guard.
Gordon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Severo did well to prevent Gordon getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Gordon seems content to control.
Gordon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Severo is just riding it out for now. Gordon eventually gives up the hold.
Gordon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Severo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gordon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Severo tries to hold on but Gordon pushes him away.
Gordon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Spontaneous Gordon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Severo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Severo.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severo backwards.
Severo is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the ropes.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spontaneous Gordon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afonso Severo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Severo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spontaneous Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Severo!
Severo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gordon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gordon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Severo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severo can do to turn this around?
Gordon working the ground and pound effectively.
Gordon controlling from mount.
Severo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Severo is bucking up trying to escape but Gordon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gordon controlling the pace for now.
Severo wants to control but Gordon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon controlling from mount.
Spontaneous Gordon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gordon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Spontaneous Gordon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gordon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Severo. That did some damage!
Severo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon closes the distance and pushes Severo back into the ropes.
Gordon pushes Severo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severo managing to block the knees to the body from Gordon.
Severo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon connects with a body shot.
Gordon cracks a nice hook into Severo's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gordon.
Gordon darts in and clinches Severo up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gordon is trying to trip Severo. He has hold of a leg but Severo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gordon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gordon slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Gordon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Severo!
Gordon controlling from the full mount.
Spontaneous Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spontaneous Gordon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gordon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spontaneous Gordon!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldrin Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caraan has chosen bebot as his entrance music. Blake Barnes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blake Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldrin Caraan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes avoids the head kick by Caraan.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Caraan moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Caraan misses
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Caraan's head.
Caraan keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Caraan keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Caraan is working an open guard so Barnes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barnes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caraan is trying to defend but Barnes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Caraan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Barnes manages to move to mount!
Barnes won't let Caraan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Caraan looks gassed!
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Caraan?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Caraan looks a forlorn figure.
Caraan is trying to stand.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Caraan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes looking to secure an arm triangle but Caraan defends it well.
Barnes breaks from Caraan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Barnes extends the arm and Caraan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Barnes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Burgao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Lemos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Burgao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemos blocks a jab.
Lemos throws a head kick that misses.
Burgao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemos ducks under a wild hook from Burgao.
Burgao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemos slips a jab and a cross from Burgao.
Lemos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgao.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lemos!
Lemos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burgao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgao throws out the jab.
Lemos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgao moves away.
Jab, jab by Lemos - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lemos.
Lemos throws a right hand that Burgao ducks under and follows up with a left that Burgao also avoids with ease.
Lemos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgao at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lemos.
A lazy left from Lemos finds it's target.
Lemos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgao wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Lemos.
Lemos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burgao is looking to clinch.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgao misses with a double jab
and Lemos counters with a left and a right that stings Burgao.
Burgao looks gassed!
A punch combination from Lemos misses.
Burgao throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemos.
Burgao throws a body punch but Lemos moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lemos.
Lemos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemos slips under a jab from Burgao.
Lemos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burgao tries to bum rush Lemos with a series of wild strikes but Lemos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burgao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lemos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burgao's head.
Lemos scores with a head kick.
Burgao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemos circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemos lands with an uppercut that bounces Burgao off the ropes and back into rage.
Lemos throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Burgao to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemos cracks a nice hook into Burgao's ribs.
Lemos connects with a body shot.
Lemos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lemos.
Lemos is looking to wear down Burgao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lemos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lemos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burgao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lemos looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgao is just out of range.
Burgao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burgao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemos was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgao.
Burgao checks a low kick from Lemos.
Burgao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemos counters with a low kick, right behind Burgao 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burgao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burgao misses with a body punch
and Lemos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemos throws a head kick that misses.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lemos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lemos swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgao.
Lemos connects with a nice looking jab.
Burgao closes the distance and pushes Lemos back into the ropes.
Burgao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemos's efforts to push away.
Burgao is looking to control Lemos's arms but Lemos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burgao has his back to the ropes.
Lemos misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgao misses with a wild body shot.
Burgao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lemos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemos misses with a kick to the body.
Burgao looks to throw the jab but Lemos is out of range.
Lucas Lemos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burgao misses with a few strikes there.
Burgao is breathing heavily.
Lemos throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgao throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lemos counter with a right hand.
Burgao avoids the head kick by Lemos.
Lemos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lemos jabs Burgao right on the nose. Burgao blinks but takes it well.
Lemos throws a head kick but Burgao moves out of range.
Lemos is looking to land body kicks.
Burgao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemos is just out of range.
Burgao punishes Lemos's body with a nice straight punch.
Burgao doesn't manage to clinch there - Lemos circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgao. Lemos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas Lemos is winning the standup battle so far.
Burgao lands with a nice body punch.
Burgao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burgao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lemos digs a good hook to Burgao's body.
Burgao blocks a head kick by Lemos.
Lemos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lemos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgao throws a combination that misses
and Lemos counters with a nice body kick.
Lemos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burgao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burgao swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lemos to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgao closes the distance and pushes Lemos back into the ropes.
Lemos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burgao moves out of range of the body kick from Lemos.
Burgao tries to bum rush Lemos with a series of wild strikes but Lemos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burgao tries to bum rush Lemos with a series of wild strikes but Lemos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
Burgao scores with a shot to the body.
Burgao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemos lands a head kick. Burgao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lemos doesn't seem bothered though.
Lemos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burgao counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgao looks to land a combination. Lemos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burgao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burgao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burgao's sensitive parts.
Burgao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemos throws a head kick but Burgao moves out of range.
Burgao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lemos tries to land a leg kick but Burgao saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the body from Lemos misses
and Burgao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Burgao does it's job there.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
Lemos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemos swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgao.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jorge Burgao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Burgao throws a right hand that Lemos ducks under and follows up with a left that Lemos also avoids with ease.
Burgao tries to clinch up.
Burgao moves out of range of the body kick from Lemos.
Burgao wants to clinch.
Lemos digs a good hook to Burgao's body.
Burgao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lemos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgao throws a one two combo.
Lemos throws a series of punches but Burgao moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgao lands a with a good body shot.
Lemos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burgao counters with a two punch combo.
Burgao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burgao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemos.
Burgao misses with a body shot
and Lemos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemos lands a glancing blow to the side of Burgao's head.
Lemos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemos lands with a shot to the body.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Burgao misses with a combination
and Lemos counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to de liver by Lemos. Beautiful body shot.
Burgao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Burgao.
Burgao misses with a hook to the body
and Lemos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burgao lands a jab to Lemos's midsection.
Burgao forces Lemos back against the ropes and clinches.
Burgao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lemos is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgao gets an underhook and turns Lemos into the ropes.
Burgao digs a right hand into Lemos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lemos's gas tank.
Burgao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lemos or not.
Lemos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burgao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lemos has time to react.
Burgao moves out of range of the body kick from Lemos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgao looks to clinch
and Lemos counters with a series of strikes. Burgao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lemos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lemos throws a body punch but Burgao moves out of range.
Burgao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burgao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemos moves away.
Lemos scores with a three punch combo!
Burgao checks a leg kick.
Lemos slips a jab and a cross from Burgao.
Lemos throws a body punch but Burgao moves out of range.
Burgao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgao scores with a nice right hand.
Burgao doesn't manage to clinch there - Lemos circles away.
Lemos sizes up Burgao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burgao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lemos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burgao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Burgao misses.
Burgao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Lemos misses.
Burgao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemos manages to avoid it.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgao throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgao misses with a hook.
Jab from Burgao.
Burgao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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 Lucas Lemos.
I think Lemos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucas Lemos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and macuco piredda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique Paiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, macuco piredda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva stuffs the takedown.
Paiva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paiva looks up at the clock and then as piredda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paiva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
piredda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paiva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paiva controlling the position from side mount.
piredda tries to buck Paiva off but Paiva is having none of it.
piredda is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Paiva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paiva slows the pace down.
Paiva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paiva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva landing strikes.
Paiva slows the pace down.
Paiva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
piredda misses with a takedown attempt
and Paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Paiva with a jab.
piredda is rocked!
It looks like macuco piredda has been cut.
Paiva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paiva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva passes into half guard.
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!
Paiva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paiva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
piredda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paiva counters with a straight right hand.
piredda fails with the takedown.
Henrique Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of macuco piredda.
Paiva throws a lazy right hand but piredda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
piredda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paiva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but piredda manages to avoid it.
Paiva blocks the body kick.
Paiva gets a takedown into half guard.
Paiva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under piredda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva stalling.
Paiva blocks the strikes from piredda.
piredda is trying to stand back up but Paiva is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Paiva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on macuco piredda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paiva tries to bum rush piredda with a series of wild strikes but piredda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paiva slaps away a takedown attempt from piredda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paiva rushes piredda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Paiva is trying to break free.
Paiva is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Paiva.
Paiva manages to break the clinch.
piredda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
piredda misses with a takedown attempt - Paiva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paiva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paiva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paiva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by piredda.
piredda is still on wobbly legs! Can Paiva finish him?
Paiva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
piredda seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
piredda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paiva defends it nicely.
Henrique Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of macuco piredda.
Paiva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
piredda is breathing heavily.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paiva controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
piredda wants to control but Paiva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Paiva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but piredda is just out of range.
Good shot there by Paiva.
Paiva stuffs the takedown attempt from piredda. piredda gets slowly back to his feet.
Paiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but piredda is just out of range.
Paiva tries to bum rush piredda with a series of wild strikes but piredda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. piredda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paiva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
piredda closes the distance and clinches up with Paiva, looking for a takedown. piredda pushes Paiva against the ropes but Paiva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
piredda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paiva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
piredda tries for a takedown but Paiva circles away easily
and Paiva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paiva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henrique Paiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva distracts piredda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
piredda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paiva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paiva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paiva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down piredda for as long as he can get away with.
Paiva landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Paiva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on macuco piredda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Paiva rushes piredda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Paiva pulls guard successfully.
Paiva keeping moving, preventing piredda from controlling successfully.
Paiva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. piredda manages to get himself to full guard.
Paiva controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva looks to land a left hand but piredda moved out of range nicely.
Paiva throws a right and a left that piredda avoids nicely.
piredda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paiva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
piredda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paiva's efforts to push away.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Paiva managing to block the knees to the body from piredda.
A body shot lands from Paiva.
Paiva tries to circle away but piredda has him pinned against the ropes.
Paiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of piredda backwards.
Paiva is trying to break the clinch but piredda is controlling him.
Paiva successfully pulls guard.
piredda wants to control from the top but Paiva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda prevents Paiva from getting back to his feet.
Paiva 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.
Paiva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paiva controlling from the full mount.
piredda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva looking to control and managing it successfully.
macuco piredda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
piredda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paiva controlling from the full mount.
Henrique Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
piredda is trying to escape the mount.
Paiva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that piredda can do to turn this around?
Paiva looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
piredda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paiva's calf.
Paiva is looking to wear down piredda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paiva lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Paiva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paiva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Paiva!
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