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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederico Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vergara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bully. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frederico Vergara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislav Valentinov!
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, Frederico Vergara!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Vergara.
Valentinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vergara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valentinov counters with a head kick that wobbles Vergara - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Valentinov sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Valentinov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Titan Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana-Come as You Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titan Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Law on his heels. He'll look to pass Law's guard now, I'm sure.
Law looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Law looking for a guillotine here but Creed defends easily.
Creed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Law keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Law had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creed defends it easily.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Law is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Creed trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
Creed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Law is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creed is aware though and is defending well.
Creed postures up in Law's guard and throws a big left but Law blocks it.
Creed 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.
Creed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed throwing strikes but missing.
Law looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Creed has picked Law up and slammed him! Law can't keep hold of the triangle and Creed manages to pass to side control!
Creed is trying to get an arm triangle but Law is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Law is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Creed are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Creed scores with punches from side control.
Creed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Law, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law prevents Creed from moving into mount.
Creed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Law manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Creed is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Law is tapping! Great win for Creed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Apolo Creed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mini Mies!
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, Craig Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Mies.
Nice takedown defense from Mies. No joy for Murdock on that attempt.
Mies closes the distance and pushes Murdock back into the cage.
Murdock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murdock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mini Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Murdock.
Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Mies moves into the clinch successfully.
Mies manages to break the clinch.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mies as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murdock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murdock content to control rather than advance.
Murdock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murdock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mies doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murdock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mies is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murdock working for a guillotine from mount but Mies is in no mood to give up.
Murdock with good strikes from the mount here!
Murdock landing punches.
Mies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murdock on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Mies turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Murdock off and cradles Mies's limp body as Murdock celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Craig Murdock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck WIlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck WIlson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck WIlson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakara drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nakara with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of WIlson's head.
Nakara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nakara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakara working the body and head with strikes.
Nakara is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. WIlson is trying to escape and Nakara transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and WIlson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nakara! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tebato Nakara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ederson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen DMX - The Rain as his entrance music. Rickson Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
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, Ederson Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Alves moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alves's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Alves is trying to keep Silva in close.
Alves wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Alves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Alves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control but Silva postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Rickson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alves to the ground. Silva is now in Alves's guard.
Rickson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves looking to control.
Silva postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Silva 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 one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alves's guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Alves moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is not content to let Alves control the position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alves is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silva jumps into side control!
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 Rickson Silva 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. 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.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Alves wants to sweep but Silva has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Alves is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take Alves's back.
I really don't envy Alves right now.
Silva is trying to stick to Alves's back but Alves is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alves.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva prevents Alves from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - $ 11 Shorts! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pontes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pontes takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pontes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva closes the distance but Pontes moves to the side
and Pontes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pontes punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Pontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Pontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Pontes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pontes finish him?!
Silva is rocked!
Pontes clinches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pontes finish him?
Pontes has Silva pushed against the cage.
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pontes misses with some punches.
Pontes working aggressively here.
Pontes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Pontes keeps him there for the moment.
Pontes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pontes breaks the clinch.
A big left from Pontes misses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva slips a jab from Pontes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Pontes moves away
and Pontes counters with a big left hand that crumples Silva! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felipe Pontes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Felipe Pontes waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Connor MacManus enters the cage!
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio swats away the attempt to clinch by MacManus.
Antonio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MacManus tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacManus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonio checks a leg kick.
Antonio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - MacManus scores with a four punch combination!
MacManus pushes Antonio up against the cage in a clinch.
MacManus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacManus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antonio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by Antonio as he checks the leg kick.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacManus as he avoids it easily.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown but MacManus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio shoots for a double leg takedown but MacManus sprawls well. He's pushed Antonio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonio has his takedown stuffed
and MacManus counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacManus working the ground and pound.
MacManus trying to control the position but Antonio is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Antonio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Antonio tries to bench press MacManus off him but MacManus keeps the position.
MacManus tries to advance to mount but can't.
MacManus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacManus is trying to get an arm triangle but Antonio is defending well.
Antonio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Antonio gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus postures up in Antonio's guard and throws a big left but Antonio blocks it.
MacManus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonio looking to control.
Antonio is looking to sweep but instead, MacManus has passed into half guard.
MacManus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Antonio wants to improve his position but MacManus is controlling well.
MacManus is keen to just control but Antonio is a slippery customer.
Antonio is looking for a sweep. MacManus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Antonio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacManus trying to pass the guard but Antonio defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Antonio looking for a guillotine here but MacManus defends easily.
MacManus is working Antonio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Antonio wants to sweep here but MacManus controlling him for the moment.
Antonio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacManus pushing down on Antonio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacManus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antonio wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Antonio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Antonio throws his legs up looking for a submission but MacManus uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MacManus off and has taken his back!
MacManus is taking damage to the body and head.
Antonio working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Antonio is looking for the choke from the back position but MacManus is controlling his hands well.
Antonio lands strikes to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacManus trying to control the hands but Antonio breaks the grip.
Antonio softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Antonio lands strikes to the head.
MacManus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Antonio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor MacManus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antonio checks a leg kick.
MacManus misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacManus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacManus leaves Antonio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antonio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacManus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antonio dives in and grabs MacManus's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacManus pushes down on Antonio's head and hops out.
Antonio misses with a takedown attempt - MacManus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacManus misses with the combination.
Paulo Antonio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antonio checks a leg kick.
MacManus misses with a wild combination.
MacManus clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is pressed up against the cage. Antonio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacManus down to the mat. MacManus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Antonio shoots in and drives through. MacManus sprawls well.
No joy there for MacManus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antonio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacManus.
Antonio shoots for a double leg takedown but MacManus sprawls well. He's pushed Antonio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonio takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacManus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacManus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MacManus tries to get to full guard but Antonio has control of the leg.
Antonio wants to pass the guard but MacManus is defending well.
Antonio is thwarting MacManus's attempts to control the position.
Antonio thows a huge punch but MacManus dodges it nicely.
Paulo Antonio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio is looking to advance position but MacManus won't allow it.
Antonio works his foot free and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacManus is bucking up trying to escape but Antonio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Antonio lands with some strikes.
MacManus is squirming around, avoiding Antonio's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
MacManus is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antonio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antonio is trying to control the action in half guard but MacManus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacManus tries to get to full guard but Antonio has control of the leg.
Antonio thows a huge punch but MacManus dodges it nicely.
Antonio tries to pass to full mount but MacManus defends it.
Antonio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio trying to advance position but MacManus counters by regaining guard.
MacManus keeping full guard, as Antonio tries to pass.
Antonio throws a big elbow that misses.
MacManus has control of Antonio's left arm, preventing Antonio from doing any damage.
Antonio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacManus wants to sweep but no luck.
MacManus is trying to keep Antonio in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacManus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Antonio pushing down on MacManus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Antonio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Antonio with that takedown attempt.
MacManus looking to score a takedown here. Antonio is defending well but MacManus drives through and ends up in Antonio's guard.
Antonio keeping moving, preventing MacManus from controlling successfully.
Antonio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacManus defends well.
MacManus wants to control from the top but Antonio keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Antonio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacManus stops Antonio from standing up.
Antonio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Connor MacManus wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonio.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antonio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacManus moves in looking to clinch but Antonio pushes him off.
MacManus tries to clinch up but Antonio circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacManus pinned against the cage. MacManus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antonio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacManus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonio, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but MacManus regains guard immediately.
MacManus wants to sweep but no luck.
MacManus working a defensive guard here.
MacManus pulls Antonio in close to prevent any damage.
Antonio passes MacManus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Antonio 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacManus wants to improve his position but Antonio is controlling well.
Antonio wants to free his trapped foot but MacManus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is controlling Antonio's trapped leg to prevent Antonio from advancing to side control.
MacManus is looking for a sweep. Antonio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacManus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacManus is positioning himself well to prevent Antonio advancing to mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Connor MacManus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Antonio shoots in but MacManus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacManus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacManus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacManus rushes Antonio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacManus effectively controlling the action here.
Antonio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacManus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
MacManus is trying to drag Antonio to the mat but Antonio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
MacManus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Antonio uses from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antonio preventing the sweep.
Antonio lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonio looking to sit in guard and control but MacManus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor MacManus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacManus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor MacManus!
Connor MacManus gave a mention to [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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