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TWD 27: Ferreira vs Gomez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slava Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smirnov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to New Tone – Run. Slava Smirnov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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229 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slava Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Smirnov moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Belfort takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Smirnov slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Smirnov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a body shot.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Smirnov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Smirnov avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.
Belfort looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Smirnov misses the target.
A left and a right from Smirnov both land. Nice combination.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smirnov throws a lazy right hand but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smirnov with a hook.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smirnov.
Smirnov connects with a right that clearly hurt Belfort. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Smirnov proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Belfort collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slava Smirnov!
Slava Smirnov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ficken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Ficken!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ficken stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Ficken sprawls well.
Ficken throws a head kick that misses.
Ficken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ficken controlling his opponent.
Sanders wants to hold on but Ficken pushes him away.
Ficken tries to control but Sanders wriggling away.
Sanders wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanders can't escape the position.
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
Ficken looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ficken's lack of action.
Ficken is looking to stall here but Sanders recovers full guard.
Ficken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ficken is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ficken is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Ficken from controlling successfully.
Sanders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ficken trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders working for a triangle but Ficken defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ficken defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ficken tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanders is retaining full guard.
Sanders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ficken throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders managing to control the position.
Ficken looking to pass the guard.
Sanders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Ficken to get to half guard.
Ficken is trying to control. Sanders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sanders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ficken tries to avoid it but Sanders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ficken to the ground. Ficken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ficken shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Ficken has control of the leg.
Sanders is trying to maintain the position but Ficken is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanders is looking to get back to is feet but Ficken passes into side control.
Sanders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ficken looking to control but instead Sanders has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanders manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanders is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ficken is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders has his hands on Ficken's head, controlling the position.
Sanders is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to control the position but Ficken postures up.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ficken trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steve Ficken.
Sanders throws a leg kick
and Ficken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Ficken is controlling well.
Sanders gets back to full guard.
Sanders 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.
Ficken trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Ficken was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ficken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ficken lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ficken trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ficken is fighting to break Sanders's control of his arms but Sanders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ficken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ficken defends it easily.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Ficken controlling him for the moment.
Sanders has a closed guard, preventing Ficken from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders is pulling down on Ficken's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Sanders will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Ficken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanders throws a right and a left that Ficken avoids nicely.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Ficken, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Ficken against the cage but Ficken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ficken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ficken swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ficken scores with a three punch combo!
Ficken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in but Ficken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ficken tries to clinch up.
Sanders dives in and grabs Ficken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ficken pushes down on Sanders's head and hops out.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Ficken, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Ficken against the cage but Ficken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ficken drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ficken trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Ficken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Sanders just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Ficken. Those never looked like landing.
Ficken avoids a kick to the body.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ficken is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Ficken circles away and we're back to standing.
Ficken looking to score a takedown here. Sanders is defending well but Ficken drives through and ends up in Sanders's guard.
Ficken must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ficken is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders is pulling down on Ficken's head. It's preventing any offense from Ficken, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ficken looking to sit in guard and control but Sanders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanders stands and throws Ficken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanders tries to advance to mount but Ficken denies him.
Sanders is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny Sanders 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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 Johnny Sanders.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Sanders!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Martelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Chase (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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259 lbs
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243 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Martelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Chase!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase misses with a double jab.
Chase throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Chase misses.
Chase lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Chase misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chase scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martellis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chase moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martelli darts in and clinches Chase up against the cage.
Chase is trying to break free.
Martelli pulls Chase into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martelli pulls Chase in close to prevent any damage.
Chase tries to stand but Martelli is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel Martelli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chase.
Martelli instigates a clinch.
Chase wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martelli tries for a takedown but Chase manages to get underhooks.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Martelli has him pressed against the cage.
Martelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Martelli wants to clinch.
Chase shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martelli eats them both and turns towards Chase to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martelli fails with a takedown attempt.
Martelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martelli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chase, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase tries to break the clinch but Martelli is controlling the position.
Chase wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chase lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martelli backwards.
Martelli is trying to pull guard but Chase turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Martelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martelli pulls Chase into guard.
Martelli trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Martelli.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Chase throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chase scores with a jab. Martelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chase misses with a two punch combination.
Chase throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chase connects with a single shot there.
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!
Chase throws a right and a left that Martelli avoids nicely.
No joy there for Chase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase fails to land with a series of punches.
Chase misses with the combination.
Eddie Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase looks gassed!
Chase uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martelli shoots in and drives through. Chase sprawls well.
Chase scores with a jab. Martelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martelli. Chase does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martelli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chase sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martelli somewhat.
Chase tries to bum rush Martelli with a series of wild strikes but Martelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Chase.
Chase scores with a punch to the head.
Martelli takes one on the button.
Martelli tries for a takedown but Chase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Chase dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chase scores with a nice head shot.
Martelli takes one to the side of the head.
Martelli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martelli lands in his opponent's guard.
Martelli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chase looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martelli throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chase is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martelli is aware though and is defending well.
Martelli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martelli wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Martelli just wasn't active enough.
Chase misses with the combination.
Gabriel Martelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chase.
Martelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chase connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Martelli won't allow it.
Martelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martelli has Chase pressed against the cage, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martelli prevents Chase from breaking the clinch.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Martelli has him pressed against the cage.
Martelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
Chase can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martelli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martelli has hold of one of Chase's legs. Chase is fighting the takedown attempt but Martelli gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Martelli from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chase has his foot on Martelli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martelli works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martelli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Martelli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martelli takes one to the side of the head.
Chase dips to his left and cracks Martelli with an uppercut!
Chase might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martelli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chase to the mat! Chase manages to get full guard.
Martelli throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martelli wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
Gabriel Martelli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chase keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Chase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chase gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martelli content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gabriel Martelli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chase scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chase shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martelli eats them both and turns towards Chase to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chase lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martelli backs up against the cage.
Martelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chase connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martelli scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chase thuds a left hand into Martelli's body.
Chase thuds a left hand into Martelli's body.
Chase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martelli circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase lands with a cross.
Martelli dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Martelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chase cracks Martelli with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Chase does it's job there.
Martelli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martelli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chase defends it nicely.
Chase scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martelli in his tracks.
Martelli is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Martelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Chase scores with a decent looking hook.
Chase jabs Martelli right on the nose. Martelli blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chase lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martelli takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Martelli slips a jab and a cross from Chase.
Chase scores with a nice right hand.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martelli has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Martelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Chase.
Eddie Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Chase as he connects with a hook.
Chase is working the combinations to good effect here.
Martelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chase tries to avoid it but Martelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chase to the ground. Chase escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martelli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martelli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chase misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chase connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chase stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martelli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chase's waist but Chase gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martelli off to one side.
Martelli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Chase scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chase with a hook.
Martelli throws a right and a left that Chase avoids nicely.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chase scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chase.
Chase misses with a double jab.
Martelli closes the distance and clinches up with Chase, looking for a takedown. Martelli pushes Chase against the cage but Chase circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chase has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chase throws a combination. Martelli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase misses with a two punch combination.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Martelli moved out of range.
Martelli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chase uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martelli has time to react.
Chase misses with a wild combination.
Martelli misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Chase.
Chase throws a series of punches but Martelli avoids them all with ease.
Gabriel Martelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Chase is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martelli shoots in and drives through. Chase sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chase winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Chase!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Faria has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
154 lbs
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161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Lee!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faria checks a leg kick.
Faria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Faria sees coming a mile off.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria misses with the combination.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria checks a leg kick.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee cracks the inside of Faria's front leg.
Faria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Faria shrugs it off.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Faria does it's job there.
Faria blocks a leg kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Faria's front leg.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee looks for the body kick but Faria saw that one coming.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Faria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Faria has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria breaks the clinch.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Faria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Faria moves out of range easily.
Faria throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faria feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Faria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Faria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Faria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faria tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
Faria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Faria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Faria is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Lee 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.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Faria's front leg but catches the back leg as Faria tries to avoid it.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria avoids the head kick by Lee.
Faria misses with the combination.
Lee thows a body kick. Faria tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Faria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faria off to one side.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Faria checks it.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faria throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faria avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Faria tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faria doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
Faria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Faria counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Faria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Faria counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faria throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Faria or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faria clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Lee is trying to push Faria away but Faria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Faria instigates a clinch.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Faria is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Faria has him pinned against the cage.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faria has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Faria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Faria is controlling the position.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a push kick but Faria slaps the foot to one side.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Faria.
Faria instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Faria 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!
Faria throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Faria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Faria tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria connects with a solid leg kick.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Faria misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Faria sees coming a mile off.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faria looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faria misses the jab.
Faria throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Faria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Faria moves out of range easily.
Faria throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Faria throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Faria throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
Faria wants a takedown.
Faria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Faria has the dominant position.
Faria misses with the head strike.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faria has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
A short right from Faria on the inside.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Faria wants to break free but Lee has control.
Faria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee lands a head kick. Faria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Faria. That snapped Lee's head back.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faria moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Faria avoids a kick to the body.
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 Faria.
I think Faria 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucas Faria!
After winning the bout, Lucas Faria 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deodoro Da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ati Kon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ati Kon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deodoro Da Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ati Kon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Da Fonseca tries to clinch up
and Kon counters with a nice body shot.
Da Fonseca throws a head kick that misses
and Kon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Deodoro Da Fonseca has been cut.
Kon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kon stands and steps away. Da Fonseca gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kon shoots in and gets a takedown into Da Fonseca's guard.
Kon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Fonseca keeping moving, preventing Kon from controlling successfully.
Kon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kon avoids the head kick by Da Fonseca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Fonseca throws a head kick that misses
and Kon counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Fonseca is rocked!
Da Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Kon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Da Fonseca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Fonseca moves to clinch but Kon breaks away
and Kon changes levels and lands a brilliant counter slam that knocks Da Fonseca senseless! The eyes are open but nobody's home! Kon is victorious and celebrates with his fans in the crowd. Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ati Kon!
An out of breath Ati Kon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travon Clayton (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 light heavyweight 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, Bo Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travon Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton manages to avoid it.
Bo Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lo stuffs the takedown.
Lo misses with a jab to the body
and Clayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lo won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clayton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Clayton tries for a kimura but Lo is defending well.
Clayton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Clayton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clayton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clayton.
Lo throws a combination that misses
and Clayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lo won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo wants to get back to his feet.
Clayton has knee on belly momentarily but Lo bucks him off and regains half guard.
Clayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is trying to stand up here but Clayton is controlling him well.
Clayton is looking for a kimura here.
Clayton trying to control from half guard but Lo is working away.
Clayton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clayton is just content to waste time from the top position. Lo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo wriggles free and stands up.
Lo throws a body punch but Clayton moves out of range.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown but Lo shows good takedown defense.
Bo Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travon Clayton.
Clayton misses with a wild combination.
Clayton tries to clinch up but Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bo Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clayton shoots in but Lo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lo slaps away a takedown attempt from Clayton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clayton avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clayton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clayton.
Clayton pulls Lo into guard.
Clayton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clayton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clayton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clayton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lo is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travon Clayton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clayton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lo defends it nicely.
No luck for Clayton with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Lo misses.
Lo works the jab nicely.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lo throws a body punch but Clayton moves out of range.
Lo throws a body punch but Clayton moves out of range.
Clayton fails with a takedown attempt.
Bo Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travon Clayton.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clayton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo slaps away a takedown attempt from Clayton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clayton avoids the body shot from Lo.
Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clayton counters with a single leg into guard. Lo didn't expect that.
Clayton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lo is keeping the position for now.
Lo wants to stand but Clayton is controlling the position.
Clayton is looking to stand up but Lo won't let him.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clayton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Clayton has Lo in his guard.
Clayton looking for a guillotine here but Lo defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown but Lo shows good takedown defense.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton avoids the body shot from Lo.
Clayton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clayton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clayton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Clayton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clayton.
Clayton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clayton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clayton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lo is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clayton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clayton tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travon Clayton 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. And we move into the final round!
Clayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lo.
Clayton scores a takedown into full mount!
Clayton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clayton looking to control but Lo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clayton working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Bo Lo has been cut.
Clayton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lo shrugs it off.
Clayton looking to control but Lo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clayton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clayton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clayton with the ground and pound but Lo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Clayton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lo defends it well.
Clayton trying to control the action but Lo is working from the bottom.
Clayton trying to mount his opponent but Lo defends it.
Clayton is working for a kimura but Lo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Travon Clayton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clayton trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lo is trying to stand.
Clayton decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Lo misses its intended target.
Clayton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lo sprawls well initially but Clayton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clayton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travon Clayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clayton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travon Clayton!
Travon Clayton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitbull comes to the cage accompanied by Parado na Esquina. Ochu has chosen Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull misses with the combination.
Ochu scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochu throws out the jab.
Ochu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitbull's hands.
Ochu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitbull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ochu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pitbull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ochu counters by moving into the clinch.
Pitbull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ochu.
Pitbull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ochu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ochu manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pitbull closes the distance but Ochu moves to the side
and Ochu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ochu pinned against the cage. Ochu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull goes for a takedown attempt but Ochu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ochu scores with a nice strike.
Pitbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ochu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Ochu avoids them all with ease.
Pitbull closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ochu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ochu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pitbull has Ochu in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull is trying to keep Ochu in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitbull, not yet.
Pitbull has his foot on Ochu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ochu works his way back into a safe position though.
Ochu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ochu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitbull trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maester Ochu wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab from Pitbull finds it's way through Ochu's defenses.
Pitbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ochu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ochu sprawls well. Ochu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitbull tries to bum rush Ochu with a series of wild strikes but Ochu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Ochu.
Pitbull stuns Ochu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitbull tries to clinch up but Ochu circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu pushes Pitbull up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Ochu misses.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochu scores with a nice head shot.
Ochu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochu misses with a low kick.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ochu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Ochu.
Pitbull tries to clinch there but Ochu circles away.
Ochu forces Pitbull back against the cage and clinches.
Pitbull can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maester Ochu dominated that round.
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.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Ochu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ochu moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
A combination from Pitbull does no damage.
Pitbull blocks a low kick nicely.
Ochu scores with a body shot.
Ochu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ochu sizes up Pitbull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ochu throws a looping overhand right but Pitbull ducks down to avoid it.
Pitbull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ochu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pitbull tries to bum rush Ochu with a series of wild strikes but Ochu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull.
Ochu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitbull pushes Ochu up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochu gets underhooks to prevent Pitbull's takedown attempt.
Come on Ochu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ochu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochu.
Pitbull takes a shot to the head.
Ochu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ochu lands with a hook. Pitbull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pitbull is rocked!
Pitbull wants to slow Ochu down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh Pitbull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ronaldo Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull scores with a three punch combo!
Ochu throws a low kick but Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Ochu avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Pitbull seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that Ochu avoids nicely.
Ochu stuffs the takedown attempt from Pitbull. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochu throws a leg kick but Pitbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to clinch up
and Ochu counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Ochu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ochu pushes Pitbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ochu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt - Ochu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pitbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Ochu.
Pitbull misses with a series of wild punches.
Ochu throws a front kick aimed at Pitbull's knee but Pitbull avoids it well.
Ochu misses with a hook.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochu lands a jab.
Ronaldo Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ochu clobbers Pitbull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pitbull is looking to wear down Ochu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Ochu.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Ochu leaves Pitbull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ochu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitbull checks it well.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull scores with a one two! Ochu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ochu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitbull on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ochu as he jumps to the side.
Ochu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitbull's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochu throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ochu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ochu cracks Pitbull with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ochu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pitbull to stand back up!
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Ochu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Ochu saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Ochu. Beautiful body shot.
Pitbull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ochu circles away.
Ochu knocks out Pitbull with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ochu before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ochu picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maester Ochu!
Maester Ochu got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Stahli-ULTRAnumb. Pedro Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Costa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
Costa is struggling to control the position.
Costa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Costa throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa lands a big head kick that sends Alves tumbling to the mat! Costa takes a step backwards and waves Alves back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alves is rocked!
It looks like Michael Alves has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa throws a quick head kick that knocks Alves silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Costa is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pedro Costa!
Pedro Costa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into the arena with Killers blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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230 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palito Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palito Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
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!
Ferreira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gomez looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Ferreira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gomez regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira 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.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira 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.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira slips nicely into half guard.
Ferreira trying to control the pace.
Ferreira passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ferreira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gomez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ferreira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Palito Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Ferreira moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferreira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Oooooh!!! Ferreira has knocked Gomez down with a huge combo! Ferreira steps away and waves a wobbly Gomez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Palito Gomez has been cut.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Ferreira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palito Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Ferreira with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
Ferreira has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomez if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Ferreira.
Gomez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Ferreira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Carlos Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Gomez's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez's cut.
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.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ferreira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gomez seems a little lost for a moment, as Ferreira dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferreira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ferreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gomez blocking the ground and pound.
Gomez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ferreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ferreira 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.
Gomez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gomez because Ferreira loaded up on that one.
Ferreira throws some wild stikes that Gomez manages to avoid easily.
Ferreira thowing shots but they're missing.
Ferreira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gomez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gomez shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez'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.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Ferreira.
Gomez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Gomez tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Ferreira manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Ferreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Gomez shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira fails to land the takedown.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Ferreira lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Gomez shrugs it off though.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferreira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gomez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira had his way with Palito Gomez in that round.
The cut man is working on Palito Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferreira lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira clinches with his opponent.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Ferreira. Ferreira maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Ferreira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.
Ferreira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palito Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Ferreira lands a high kick!
Ferreira clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Ferreira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gomez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:43
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Antonio Carlos Ferreira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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