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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sinkaram Hamzah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sinkaram Hamzah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez throws a leg kick but Hamzah moved away.
Hamzah throws a jab when Alverez was well out of range.
Alverez wants to clinch.
Hamzah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alverez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hamzah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alverez throws a leg kick but Hamzah moved away.
Hamzah scores with a punch to the head.
Hamzah throws a leg kick but Alverez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hamzah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alverez throws a solid leg kick but Hamzah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alverez.
Hamzah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alverez takes one to the side of the head.
Hamzah throws an overhand right that lands on Alverez's shoulder, as Alverez tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hamzah.
Hamzah looks to land a left hand but Alverez moved out of range nicely.
Hamzah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alverez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamzah misses with a hook
and Alverez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hamzah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamzah.
Hamzah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alverez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alverez has closed the distance and engaged Hamzah in a clinch.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamzah pushes Alverez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamzah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alverez cracks Hamzah with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alverez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hamzah misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamzah tries to throw a body punch but Alverez avoids it by throwing Hamzah back against the cage.
Hamzah has Alverez pressed against the cage, preventing Alverez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alverez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamzah's elbow.
Hamzah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamzah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alverez or not.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alverez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alverez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamzah has a couple of punches blocked by Alverez.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamzah works on Alverez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alverez blocks a body shot from Hamzah.
Hamzah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alverez is keeping busy.
Hamzah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamzah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez misses with a punch to the body.
Hamzah stalling.
Hamzah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alverez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamzah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hamzah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamzah lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamzah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamzah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamzah lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamzah cracks Alverez with a nice body shot.
Hamzah tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamzah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamzah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamzah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hamzah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hamzah lands an uppercut.
Hamzah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alverez slips a straight right by Hamzah.
Alverez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alverez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamzah blocks the leg kick.
Hamzah ducks under a wild hook from Alverez.
Alverez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamzah counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamzah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinkaram Hamzah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alverez defending well as Hamzah loads up on a big left hand.
Alverez darts in trying to clinch
and Hamzah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alverez has managed to clinch.
Hamzah lands a body punch.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamzah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Alverez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamzah.
Hamzah breaks the clinch.
Alverez throws a hook but Hamzah blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamzah throws a push kick but Alverez slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Alverez.
Hamzah misses with a looping left.
Alverez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamzah.
Hamzah throws an overhand right that lands on Alverez's shoulder, as Alverez tries to avoid the shot.
Hamzah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alverez wants to clinch
and Hamzah counters with a left to the body.
Hamzah swats away the attempt to clinch by Alverez.
Hamzah misses with a right hand
and Alverez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alverez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamzah moves away.
Alverez has closed the distance and engaged Hamzah in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamzah working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alverez lands with a right to the head.
Alverez tries to circle away but Hamzah has him pinned against the cage.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinkaram Hamzah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamzah lands an uppercut.
Alverez prevents a body shot from Hamzah.
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamzah.
Hamzah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alverez cracks Hamzah with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alverez as Hamzah tries to tie him up.
Alverez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamzah presses Alverez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hamzah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez misses with some punches.
Hamzah scores with a shot to the side of Alverez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamzah lands a left hand.
Hamzah looking to stall.
Hamzah leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Hamzah.
Hamzah throws a head punch that misses.
Alverez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alverez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hamzah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alverez tries to move into range but Hamzah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alverez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hamzah counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamzah misses with a wild body shot.
Alverez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamzah looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Hamzah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamzah ducks under a wild hook from Alverez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamzah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamzah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamzah connects with a looping right hand.
Alverez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamzah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alverez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamzah misses the shot to the body.
Hamzah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alverez momentarily.
Hamzah cracks Alverez with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinkaram Hamzah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alverez tries to clinch there but Hamzah circles away.
Alverez tries to work over Hamzah's front leg with a kick but Hamzah checks it.
Hamzah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alverez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamzah.
Alverez misses with a combination
and Hamzah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alverez's knee momentarily.
Alverez misses with a looping left.
Alverez tries to clinch but Hamzah is having none of it.
Hamzah swats away the attempt to clinch by Alverez.
Alverez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alverez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamzah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alverez at a distance.
Alverez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamzah misses with an uppercut. Alverez saw that one coming.
Alverez connects with a body shot.
Alverez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alverez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alverez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alverez walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamzah.
Hamzah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alverez gets a clinch.
Hamzah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamzah misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamzah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hamzah.
Hamzah manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamzah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alverez throws a jab when Hamzah was well out of range.
Hamzah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sinkaram Hamzah is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamzah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamzah throws an overhand right that lands on Alverez's shoulder, as Alverez tries to avoid the shot.
Hamzah lands with a shot to the body.
Hamzah misses with a double jab.
Alverez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamzah.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamzah manages to avoid it.
Sinkaram Hamzah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Hamzah misses its intended target.
Alverez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamzah moves away.
Alverez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamzah misses with a hook.
Hamzah misses with the combination.
Alverez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alverez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hamzah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamzah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alverez manages to avoid it.
Hamzah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alverez's hands.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamzah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Alverez misses
and Hamzah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamzah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alverez eats them both and turns towards Hamzah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alverez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamzah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamzah misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hamzah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Alverez misses.
Hamzah missing with a left hand there. Alverez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamzah stalks Alverez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alverez's face. Alverez staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamzah throws a good cross that connects.
Alverez works Hamzah's body with a nice hook.
Hamzah lands a lovely overhand right.
Alverez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alverez throws a leg kick but Hamzah sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez throws a hook but Hamzah avoids it easily.
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!
Hamzah misses with a wild combination.
Hamzah checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinkaram Hamzah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamzah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinkaram Hamzah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Medrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by Triunfo . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
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, Jose Medrado!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista tries to clinch up but Medrado circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Batista as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jose Medrado has been cut.
Diego Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Batista tries to bum rush Medrado with a series of wild strikes but Medrado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
Medrado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Medrado prevents a body shot from Batista.
Medrado looking for a takedown.
Medrado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batista as Medrado tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batista - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista drives through and clinches with Medrado against the cage.
Medrado slows down the pace here.
Medrado wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista prevents the takedown attempt.
Diego Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Medrado.
Batista prevents a takedown attempt there.
Medrado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batista is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batista closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medrado tries to keep at a distance but Batista has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batista dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Batista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
Batista tries to bum rush Medrado with a series of wild strikes but Medrado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista throws a right and a left that Medrado avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Batista connects with a jab.
That has opened up Jose Medrado's cut even more.
Medrado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Batista takes a swing at Medrado's ribcage but misses.
Diego Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Batista darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Batista tries to clinch but Medrado moves out of range.
Batista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista lands with a straight right. Medrado didn't see that one coming.
Medrado closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Medrado pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Medrado got wobbled bad by a big combination! Batista presses forward with punches and knees until Medrado stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Medrado closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Batista!
A relieved looking Diego Batista thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Power Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth comes to the cage accompanied by Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial. Power Ranger has chosen Bodies- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Psycho Power Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power Ranger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fayth avoids it really well and circles away.
Power Ranger feints and as Fayth raises his hands in defense, Power Ranger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Power Ranger postures up.
Power Ranger wants to control from the top but Fayth keeps moving.
Power Ranger won't allow Fayth to sweep him here.
Fayth has his feet on Power Ranger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fayth tries to sprawl but Power Ranger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fayth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power Ranger pulls his head out easily.
Fayth is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth is refusing to be controlled, as Power Ranger sits in half guard.
Fayth manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power Ranger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fayth throwing short punches from the bottom.
Fayth looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Power Ranger is defending well. Fayth quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Power Ranger has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fayth celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodor Isaacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paeng Kupal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theodor Isaacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paeng Kupal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Isaacks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Isaacks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isaacks lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Isaacks prevents Kupal from breaking the clinch.
Kupal wants a takedown but no success here.
Isaacks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kupal tries to score a body lock takedown but Isaacks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Isaacks digs a right hand underneath Kupal's ribcage. Kupal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Isaacks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isaacks manages to break the clinch.
Kupal tries to clinch but Isaacks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Isaacks looks to land a combination but Kupal avoids it well.
Isaacks scores with a jab. Kupal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kupal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Theodor Isaacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paeng Kupal.
Kupal looks gassed!
Isaacks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kupal fails to land the takedown.
Isaacks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kupal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paeng Kupal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isaacks lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isaacks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kupal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Isaacks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Isaacks stuns Kupal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Isaacks cracks Kupal's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Kupal slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Isaacks can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodor Isaacks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Rodrigues is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Rodrigues!
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, Jose Baroa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Baroa missing with knees to the body.
Baroa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rodrigues is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baroa to the mat. Baroa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodrigues tries to stand but Baroa is controlling from the bottom.
Rodrigues throws a strike but Baroa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baroa preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues is working hard here to advance position.
Baroa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baroa throws a strike but Rodrigues rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodrigues gets to his feet - Baroa follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baroa because Rodrigues loaded up on that one.
Baroa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Baroa tries to lock up and control but Rodrigues gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baroa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues landing shots from mount.
Rodrigues tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baroa is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigues's attempts to control the action.
Baroa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues unloads with some shots from mount but Baroa bucks and avoids them well.
Rodrigues looking to finish with strikes here!
Rodrigues throwing strikes but Baroa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rodrigues thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baroa's head.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Baroa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Baroa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Baroa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodrigues knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baroa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom here.
Baroa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Baroa tries to pull guard but Rodrigues forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
Baroa looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baroa wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping busy.
Baroa is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodrigues winds up and cracks Baroa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues wants to take a breather but Baroa is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rodrigues will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baroa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigues.
Baroa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Rodrigues 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.
Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baroa!
Rodrigues thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rodrigues throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baroa because Rodrigues loaded up on that one.
Rodrigues tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baroa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Baroa wants to hold on but Rodrigues pushes him away.
Rodrigues working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Baroa is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodrigues has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodrigues lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rodrigues.
Baroa is trying to escape the mount.
Matheus Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baroa wants to control but Rodrigues is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Jose Baroa has been cut.
Baroa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodrigues tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Baroa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodrigues with a couple of short strikes.
Baroa is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baroa is bucking up trying to escape but Rodrigues cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baroa is rocked!
That has opened up Jose Baroa's cut even more.
Rodrigues looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Baroa covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Rodrigues!
An out of breath Matheus Rodrigues 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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178 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamad Al Zahran!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al Zahran misses with a wild body shot.
Kramer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kramer throws a leg kick but Al Zahran sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Zahran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Al Zahran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kramer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Zahran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Zahran misses with a low kick as Kramer jumps back.
Al Zahran throws a sloppy head kick
and Kramer counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Zahran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kramer pushes Al Zahran up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Zahran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Al Zahran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Zahran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Zahran throws a good cross that connects.
Al Zahran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Zahran misses with a jab to the body
and Al Zahran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that half lands.
Kramer throws a hook but Al Zahran blocks it.
Al Zahran looks to land a combination. Kramer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer loads up on a big right hand but Al Zahran slips the punch.
Al Zahran lands with a kick to the temple. Kramer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Al Zahran lands with a cross.
Al Zahran throws a right and a left that Kramer avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Zahran.
Kramer throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Al Zahran misses with an uppercut.
Al Zahran tries a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Al Zahran slips under a jab from Kramer.
Al Zahran lands a head kick!
Al Zahran missing with a left hand there. Kramer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick but Kramer moved away.
Kramer 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.
Al Zahran lands with an overhand left.
Kramer checks a low kick from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran connects with a solid leg kick.
Kramer moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Zahran. Kramer shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran misses with a kick to the body.
Kramer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kramer.
Al Zahran lands a high kick!
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamad Al Zahran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Zahran is looking to land body kicks.
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.
Kramer misses with a body kick.
Kramer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Al Zahran back to the cage. Kramer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kramer throws a hook but Al Zahran avoids it easily.
Al Zahran thumps Kramer with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kramer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kramer. That's going to slow Al Zahran down.
Kramer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Kramer blocks the low kick.
Al Zahran tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Kramer blocks the low kick.
A jab from Kramer does it's job there.
Al Zahran scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer lands with a hook. Al Zahran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Kramer. That snapped Al Zahran's head back.
Kramer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kramer checks a low kick from Al Zahran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Kramer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran'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.
Al Zahran slips under a jab from Kramer.
Al Zahran lands a head shot.
Kramer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Zahran's calf.
Kramer avoids the head kick by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran with a jab.
Kramer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Zahran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Zahran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kramer.
A bone on bone clash there as Kramer blocks the leg kick.
Al Zahran thuds his right hand into Kramer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kramer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kramer motions for Al Zahran to come forward. Kramer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a hook but Kramer avoids it easily.
Kramer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hamad Al Zahran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Zahran throws a jab when Kramer was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran throws the kick towards the body but Kramer avoids it.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Zahran misses with a wild combination.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick
and Kramer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Al Zahran really felt that one!
Al Zahran is breathing heavily.
Kramer has closed the distance and engaged Al Zahran in a clinch.
Kramer is working Al Zahran over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kramer.
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!
Kramer lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Zahran misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but Al Zahran blocks with his arms.
Kramer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Zahran's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran tries to break free but Kramer pushes him back against the cage.
Al Zahran takes a shot to the head.
Al Zahran blocking some punches.
Al Zahran throws a punch but it's blocked by Kramer.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but Al Zahran blocks it.
Al Zahran working hard to break the clinch.
Al Zahran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kramer misses with some punches.
Al Zahran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Al Zahran finds it's target.
Kramer lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Kramer.
Al Zahran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kramer.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran throws a lazy head kick
and Kramer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Zahran's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran checks a leg kick nicely.
Kramer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kramer checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Al Zahran.
Kramer connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Zahran blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Al Zahran connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer throws a leg kick but Al Zahran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Zahran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kramer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Zahran scrambles back to his feet.
Kramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Al Zahran misses
and Kramer counters with an inside leg kick.
Al Zahran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kramer avoids a kick to the body.
Kramer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Zahran is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer throws a chopping leg kick but Al Zahran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Zahran thows a body kick. Kramer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Al Zahran - that will leave a mark!
Al Zahran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Zahran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kramer is looking to clinch.
Kramer is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Kramer there.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Zahran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kramer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kramer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Good work by Al Zahran as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Kramer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Al Zahran misses with a wild body shot.
Kramer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al Zahran cracks the inside of Kramer's front leg.
Kramer scores with a kick to the body.
Al Zahran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Zahran throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Zahran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Zahran throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer is looking to chop away at Al Zahran's legs.
Kramer drops his hands momentarily and Al Zahran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Zahran.
Kramer sizes up Al Zahran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Zahran is rocked!
Al Zahran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Zahran is still on wobbly legs! Can Kramer finish him?
Kramer throws a head kick but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Al Zahran seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer throws a shot from downtown. Al Zahran moves away and avoids it.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick which misses Kramer's front leg but catches the back leg as Kramer tries to avoid it.
Kramer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Zahran's calf.
Al Zahran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kramer is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Al Zahran. Those never looked like landing.
Al Zahran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that misses.
Al Zahran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kramer misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer misses with a left hand
and Al Zahran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Zahran just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kramer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Zahran thows a body shot but no joy.
Kramer throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Zahran counters with a big head kick but Kramer shrugs it off.
Kramer moves out of range of the body kick from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kramer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Al Zahran.
Kramer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Al Zahran drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kramer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Al Zahran's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Kramer!
Diego Kramer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Elbaek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Elbaek has chosen Just give up, or sub as his entrance music. Igor Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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, Igor Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesper Elbaek!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbaek tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elbaek is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control the pace.
Barbosa is looking to advance position but Elbaek won't allow it.
Elbaek trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elbaek is trying to get back to full guard.
Elbaek trying to hold on to Barbosa's head to control him but Barbosa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Elbaek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elbaek wants to control the action here but instead Barbosa manages to pass to full mount!
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
Elbaek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
Barbosa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elbaek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Elbaek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Elbaek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbaek working away.
Elbaek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elbaek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barbosa is trying to control Elbaek's posture but Elbaek avoids it.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elbaek working the ground and pound.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa 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.
A head kick misses from Elbaek.
Elbaek misses with a head kick.
Barbosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Elbaek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elbaek trying to control from the bottom.
Elbaek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa stalling.
Barbosa passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbaek is looking to improve his position but Barbosa isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Elbaek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barbosa controlling the pace for now.
Elbaek is trying to reverse the position but instead Barbosa has taken his back - oops!
Good control from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbaek can't escape the position.
Elbaek trying to control the position but Barbosa manages to sink in the hooks.
Elbaek rolls, trying to escape but Barbosa keeps control of the position.
Barbosa working for the choke.
Elbaek is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbaek showing good submission defense here.
Elbaek trying to control the action but Barbosa just sinks the hooks in.
Barbosa has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Elbaek's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbaek can't escape the position.
Barbosa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Elbaek has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Barbosa is working for a rear naked choke. Elbaek is not defending it well and Barbosa has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Elbaek refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Elbaek's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Barbosa!
Igor Barbosa is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Igor Barbosa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis - Justice. Spud is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lobby. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Arabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spud Spud!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud scores with a three punch combo!
Spud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spud throws a right hand that Arabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Arabi also avoids with ease.
Arabi throws a shot from downtown. Spud moves away and avoids it.
Spud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arabi.
Spud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spud stuns Arabi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arabi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spud manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Arabi wants to pass the guard but Spud is keeping the position.
Arabi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spud is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spud has escaped and now he's on top!
Arabi looking for a guillotine here but Spud defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Spud has his hands clasped together but Arabi extends an breaks Spud's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Arabi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaius Arabi!
Gaius Arabi retains his lightweight title!
Gaius Arabi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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