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TWD Aggression 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaguncinho Cabramacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabre has chosen this pain feel real as his entrance music. Chris Sabre told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaguncinho Cabramacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabramacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sabre circles away.
Sabre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabramacho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cabramacho is trying to push Sabre away but Sabre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sabre is trying to pull guard but Cabramacho has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre wants to get back to striking at distance but Cabramacho won't allow it.
Cabramacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sabre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cabramacho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cabramacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cabramacho is trying to defend but Sabre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cabramacho trying to hold on to Sabre's head to control him but Sabre postures up.
Sabre is nestled in close to Cabramacho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cabramacho defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabramacho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cabramacho is looking to control Sabre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabramacho avoid being mounted?
Sabre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabre winds up and cracks Cabramacho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sabre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cabramacho is not content to let Sabre control the position.
Sabre throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cabramacho to regain full guard.
Cabramacho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabramacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabramacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabre throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabramacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabre throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabramacho keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabre trying to control but Cabramacho is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre looking to sit in guard and control but Cabramacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabramacho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sabre is trying to keep Cabramacho in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabramacho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabramacho trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabramacho is stalling in the full guard.
Sabre managing to control the position.
Jaguncinho Cabramacho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Cabramacho or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabre which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabramacho to the mat! Cabramacho manages to get full guard.
Cabramacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sabre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sabre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sabre 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.
Sabre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cabramacho.
It looks like Jaguncinho Cabramacho has been cut.
Cabramacho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sabre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabre drives through and clinches with Cabramacho against the cage.
Cabramacho tries for a takedown but Sabre manages to get underhooks.
Sabre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabramacho.
Sabre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabramacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabramacho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabramacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sabre tries a knee to the head but Cabramacho blocks it.
Sabre is trying to break free.
Sabre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre misses with a head kick.
Sabre is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre misses the shot to the body.
Cabramacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabramacho stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabramacho. Cabramacho obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabramacho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sabre tries to avoid it but Cabramacho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sabre to the ground. Sabre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaguncinho Cabramacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches.
Sabre can't break the clinch.
Cabramacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabramacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabramacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sabre circles away.
Sabre leaves Cabramacho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sabre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre gets tackled into the cage by Cabramacho. Cabramacho maintains the clinch.
Cabramacho can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Cabramacho.
Cabramacho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabramacho wants to take the fight to the mat but Sabre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sabre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabramacho counters with a leg kick.
Cabramacho tries to clinch up but Sabre circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabramacho looks for a takedown but Sabre sprawls well.
Sabre throws a lazy head kick
and Cabramacho counters with a nice leg kick.
Cabramacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sabre has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cabramacho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sabre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cabramacho keeps control of Sabre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cabramacho trying to stall but Sabre improves his position.
Sabre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabramacho walks away with a smile on his face. Sabre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabramacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabre misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabramacho as he connects with a hook.
Sabre misses with a straight right.
Cabramacho is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
Sabre rushes Cabramacho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cabramacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabramacho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cabramacho scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabramacho lands a nice elbow.
Cabramacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabre gets a clinch.
Sabre is trying to push Cabramacho away but Cabramacho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cabramacho wants to take the fight to the mat but Sabre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sabre breaks the clinch.
Cabramacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabre circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabramacho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cabramacho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sabre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Sabre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaguncinho Cabramacho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sabre throws a right and a left that Cabramacho avoids nicely.
Jaguncinho Cabramacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cabramacho backs up against the cage.
Sabre tries for a takedown but Cabramacho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sabre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sabre.
Cabramacho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sabre drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabramacho is trying to control the position but Sabre postures up.
Cabramacho throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sabre won't allow Cabramacho to sweep him here.
Sabre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cabramacho thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sabre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cabramacho looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cabramacho looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cabramacho!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabramacho decides to stand back up. Cabramacho steps back and let's Sabre get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sabre!
Cabramacho fails with the takedown.
Sabre throws a head kick that misses.
Cabramacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sabre leaves Cabramacho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaguncinho Cabramacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sabre duly obliges.
Cabramacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre has closed the distance and engaged Cabramacho in a clinch.
Sabre is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabramacho has double underhooks.
Sabre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sabre connects with a knee to the head.
Sabre gets underhooks to prevent Cabramacho's takedown attempt.
Sabre is trying to break free.
Sabre has had enough of the clinch but Cabramacho keeps him there for the moment.
Sabre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cabramacho to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sabre takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Sabre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cabramacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabramacho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sabre.
Sabre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chris Sabre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabramacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Cabramacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabramacho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sabre's waist but Sabre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabramacho off to one side.
Sabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabramacho.
Sabre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabramacho to the mat! Cabramacho manages to get full guard.
Sabre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cabramacho pulls Sabre in close to prevent any damage.
Chris Sabre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabramacho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sabre tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabramacho is retaining full guard.
Jaguncinho Cabramacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sabre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cabramacho looking to control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabramacho working for a triangle but Sabre defends it easily.
Sabre gets to his feet - Cabramacho follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sabre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sabre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Sabre!
A very excited looking Chris Sabre rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duda Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duda Robinson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silvas!
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, Duda Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvas is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvas.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Silvas, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Silvas against the cage but Silvas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Silvas dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Silvas instigates a clinch.
Silvas missing with knees to the body.
Silvas missing with knees to the body.
Silvas manages to break the clinch.
Silvas tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Silvas moves out of range as Robinson throws a body kick.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Silvas.
Silvas tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Silvas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvas.
Silvas tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvas has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson just leaning against Silvas, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson wants to break free but Silvas has control.
Silvas tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvas scores with a knee to the head.
Silvas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Silvas.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Silvas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson tries to circle away but Silvas has him pinned against the cage.
Silvas misses with a knee strike.
Silvas keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvas misses with a knee strike.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvas scoring well with a low kick there.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvas moves away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silvas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Silvas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Silvas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvas looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvas counters with a thumping low kick.
Crunch! Silvas slams his shin into Robinson's torso.
Robinson looks winded!
Silvas throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
Silvas throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvas misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Anderson Silvas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvas, right into the meat.
Silvas doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Duda Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvas misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Robinson as he checks the leg kick.
Silvas forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Silvas has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silvas 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 punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Silvas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Silvas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robinson throws the left hand but Silvas avoids the punch easily.
Silvas tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Silvas avoids it well.
Robinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silvas wants to slow Robinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Silvas tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Silvas tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silvas lands a head kick!
Silvas wants to clinch.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Silvas's knee but Silvas avoids it well.
Silvas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvas moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Silvas avoids nicely.
Silvas scores with a spinning back kick!
Silvas wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Silvas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvas avoids the body shot from Robinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvas lands a high kick!
Robinson throws a low kick but Silvas moves out of range easily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silvas! Robinson is out on his feet! Silvas rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Robinson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Robinson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silvas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabs Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fish Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nak has chosen GLADIADOR - Now we are free as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabs Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fish Nak!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nak thinking.
Gabs Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nunes prevents Nak from getting back to his feet.
Nak is trying to control the position but Nunes postures up.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nunes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nunes prevents Nak from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nak avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nak staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nunes is looking to take a break and control but Nak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Nak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nunes swings around for an armbar but Nak sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nunes's guard.
Nak pushes down on Nunes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nunes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nak wants to pass the guard but Nunes is defending well.
Nak wants to take a breather but Nunes is having none of it.
Nak moves nicely into side control.
Nak tries for a kimura but Nunes is defending well.
Nunes is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nak trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Nak in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nunes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nak has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Nak in a clinch.
Nak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gabs Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fish Nak.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
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 Gabs Nunes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Nak flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nak trying to hold on to Nunes's head to control him but Nunes postures up.
Nak is doing well to control the position and prevent Nunes from advancing to side control.
Nak wants to improve his position but Nunes is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nak.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Nak keeps moving.
Nunes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Nak avoids nicely.
Nunes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nak.
Nunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nunes looks to land a combination. Nak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Nak persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Gabs Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fish Nak.
Nunes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nak!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nunes stands up from mount. Strange move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nak.
Nak is breathing heavily.
Nak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nak shoots for a takedown but Nunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nunes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nak quickly recovers to half guard.
Nak trying to control but Nunes postures up.
Nak has one foot on Nunes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes clinches up with Nak and pushes him back against the cage.
Nunes breaks the clinch.
Nak checks a low kick from Nunes.
Nak misses with a takedown attempt - Nunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nunes lands a jab-cross combination.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nak fails with the takedown
so Nunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nak dives on top into guard.
Nak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nak fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nak misses with a takedown attempt - Nunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nak dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabs Nunes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nak back to the cage. Nunes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nak blocks a head kick by Nunes.
Nunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nak pinned against the cage. Nak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nak with a poor takedown
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Nak backing up. Nak nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Nak misses with a takedown
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes throws the left hand but Nak avoids the punch easily.
Nak shoots in and drives through. Nunes sprawls well.
Gabs Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fish Nak.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nak has his takedown stuffed
so Nunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nak trying to control the position.
Nak has his foot on Nunes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nunes works his way back into a safe position though.
Nak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gabs Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nak shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes moves into the clinch.
Nak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Nak in a clinch.
Nunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Nak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nak with a poor takedown
and Nunes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nak's guard.
Nunes wanted to stand there but Nak had control of the position.
Nak is trying to keep Nunes in close.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Nak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes wanted to stand there but Nak had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nak pulls Nunes in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabs Nunes.
Nak shoots for a takedown but Nunes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nunes!
Nak fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes drives through and clinches with Nak against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fish Nak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabs Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabs Nunes!
After the fight, Gabs Nunes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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258 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson advances position into side control!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Jackson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working away.
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 Lee Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rafael Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Jackson takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Jackson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Silva!
Rafael Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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181 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage clinches up against the cage.
Sauvage manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauvage.
Sauvage throws a hook but Schultes blocks it.
Sauvage jabs Schultes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
Sauvage misses with a right hand
and Schultes counters with a low kick, right behind Sauvage 's knee.
Schultes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sauvage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schultes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sauvage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sauvage taking some punishment here, with Schultes in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schultes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauvage defending well though.
Sauvage is looking for a sweep. Schultes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schultes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sauvage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sauvage keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Schultes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sauvage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schultes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sauvage keeps working.
Schultes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schultes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schultes working Sauvage over with strikes.
Sauvage is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sauvage quite badly. Sauvage pulls Schultes in close trying to recover. Schultes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sauvage on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sauvage doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aurelius Schultes!
A very excited looking Aurelius Schultes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ugor Makinwa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Makinwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Makinwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Makinwa thuds his right hand into Sanders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanders slips a jab from Makinwa.
Sanders slips under a jab from Makinwa.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
Ugor Makinwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Sanders.
Sanders tries to move into range but Makinwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Makinwa as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Makinwa.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Makinwa shows good takedown defense.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Makinwa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanders's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanders's back!
Makinwa tries to keep control of the position but Sanders is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinwa is trying to stick to Sanders's back but Sanders is turning into Makinwa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Makinwa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sanders.
Sanders trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Makinwa has his hands on Sanders's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has gone for a leg lock! Makinwa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanders's guard.
Sanders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Makinwa defends it easily.
Sanders working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makinwa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makinwa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Makinwa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makinwa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makinwa throws an elbow that misses. Sanders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makinwa's guard. Nice move by Sanders!
Makinwa trying to control the position here.
Sanders pushes down on Makinwa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Makinwa tries to kick Sanders off but Sanders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Makinwa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanders passes into half guard.
Makinwa is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanders.
Makinwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to mount his opponent but Makinwa defends it.
Makinwa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Makinwa tries to get out of the position.
Sanders seems to be working for a kimura but Makinwa defends the submission attempt.
Makinwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Makinwa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makinwa has control of Sanders's left arm, preventing Sanders from doing any damage.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa dominated that round.
That's time! Makinwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makinwa cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Makinwa.
Makinwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa connects with an inside leg kick.
Makinwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Makinwa catches Sanders right on the button with a cross.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Makinwa throws an overhand right that drops Sanders like a sack of potatoes! Makinwa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugor Makinwa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Paru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paru is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tropa de Elite, osso duro de roer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Paru!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a combination
so Paru counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Paru postures up.
Paru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Paru from controlling successfully.
Paru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paru trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Paru defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Paru from controlling successfully.
Jackson has his foot on Paru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paru works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Paru from controlling successfully.
Paru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson working for submissions but it's allowed Paru to get to half guard.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paru pulls his head out easily.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jackson gets full guard.
Paru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paru defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Paru wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson working for a triangle but Paru defends it easily.
Paru postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Paru tries to pass.
Paru pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paru to get the leverage.
Paru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Paru must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paru landing some decent shots from guard.
Paru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paru is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson trying to control but Paru postures up.
Paru thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paru throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paru stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Paru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paru is aware though and is defending well.
Paru stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Paru is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Paru will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson closes the distance but Paru moves to the side
and Paru counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Paru keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paru's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Paru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Paru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Paru blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson tries to roll over but Paru keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paru trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paru works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paru wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has his foot on Paru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paru works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paru throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paru's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for subs off his back but Paru has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jackson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Paru is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paru wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson trying to control here.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Paru is keeping busy.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jose Paru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paru is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paru throws a big elbow that misses.
Paru trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Paru pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paru is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paru trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paru is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Paru trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson has his foot on Paru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paru works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Paru from controlling successfully.
Paru scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paru tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paru distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Paru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Paru's head but Paru avoids it well.
Jackson works to advance to full mount. Paru defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Paru is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Paru to control.
Paru regains half guard.
Paru is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Paru trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Paru is working away.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Paru defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson prevents Paru from improving his position.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Paru is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paru is looking to escape.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Paru defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paru is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paru is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Paru is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but Paru frees his head quite easily.
Jackson prevents Paru from getting the reversal.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru is trying desperately to improve position.
Paru tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson tries to control but Paru wriggling away.
Paru is trying to escape the mount.
Paru is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is really struggling to control Paru but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Paru working to try and regain half guard.
Paru wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paru working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Paru is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to control but Paru wriggling away.
Paru is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paru is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paru is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Paru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paru 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jose Paru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HU - Up in Smoke. Aguero has chosen Argentinian Magic as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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30
170 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguero closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Aguero taking a breather.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Aguero blocks the low kick.
Aguero throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguero.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Aguero keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aguero has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguero throws an elbow but misses.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Aguero is controlling him.
Aguero avoiding damage.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguero dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Sergio Aguero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero clinches up against the cage.
Aguero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aguero missing with knees to the body.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguero misses with a leg kick.
Aguero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Aguero.
Aguero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves drops Aguero with a beautiful combination! Aguero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!
Aguero is rocked!
Alves throws a series of punches but Aguero avoids them all with ease.
Aguero is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aguero.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aguero drops his hands momentarily and Alves needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Aguero just on the top of the head. Aguero drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Aguero - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Alves!
An out of breath Michael Alves 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 Sir Jecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jecht might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pink Floyd - Young Lust. Sir Jecht has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Jecht!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jecht has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jecht fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martell on the side of the head.
Martell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jecht dives in and scores a takedown into Martell's guard.
Martell is looking to stand up but Jecht isn't so interested in that idea.
Jecht working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jecht missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Martell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jecht in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jecht throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jecht passes into half guard.
Martell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jecht lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jecht sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martell defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell trying to control here.
Martell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jecht.
Martell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jecht.
Jecht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jecht throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Martell to regain full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martell pulls Jecht in close to prevent any damage.
Jecht wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
Martell pulls Jecht in close to prevent any damage.
Martell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oberyn Martell.
Martell lands a slapping body shot.
Jecht misses with a shot to the body
and Martell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jecht really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jecht defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
Martell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jecht connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martell misses with a straight right.
Martell tries to bum rush Jecht with a series of wild strikes but Jecht uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martell thumps Jecht with a low kick.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Jecht swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Jecht fails to land the takedown.
Martell is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martell!
A combination from Jecht does no damage.
Jecht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell scores with a spinning back kick!
Jecht moves out of range of the body kick.
Martell misses with a double jab
and Jecht counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martell, as that shot connected.
Martell thows a body shot but no joy.
Martell is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Jecht misses.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jecht was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Martell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jecht rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell gets caught flat footed, as Jecht shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martell seems keen to control Jecht's posture.
Jecht trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jecht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jecht looking to pass the guard.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Martell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell wants to get back to his feet but Jecht is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jecht 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.
Jecht throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jecht throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martell trying to keep a closed guard but Jecht is proving a slippery customer.
Jecht throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Jecht 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.
Jecht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martell.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jecht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martell as he jumps to the side.
Martell throws a chopping leg kick but Jecht manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jecht moves away.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell scores with a push kick.
Jecht moves out of range of the leg kick from Martell.
Martell throws a wild body kick that Jecht sees coming a mile off.
Jecht moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martell jabs at Jecht's body.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Martell slips a straight right by Jecht.
Jecht is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jecht shoots for a double leg takedown but Martell sprawls well. He's pushed Jecht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Martell blocks a leg kick.
Jecht takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jecht at a distance.
Jecht fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Jecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jecht takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
Martell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jecht is just out of range.
Jecht moves out of range of the body kick from Martell.
Jecht takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jecht sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martell thumps Jecht with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht moves out of range as Martell strikes.
Martell tries a head kick but it misses.
Martell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jecht fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell thumps Jecht with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Martell misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Martell.
Jecht looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martell is fending him off so far but Jecht persists. Nope, Martell circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Martell.
Martell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jecht shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martell eats them both and turns towards Jecht to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oberyn Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martell lands with a good body shot.
Jecht takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Jecht finds it's target.
Jecht will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martell with a jab.
Jecht takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oberyn Martell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jecht's sensitive parts.
Jecht on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martell takes a swing at Jecht's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jecht misses with a looping right.
Martell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell throws a head kick that misses
and Jecht decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martell's guard.
Martell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jecht working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martell pushes Jecht off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martell throws a wild body kick that Jecht sees coming a mile off.
Martell throws a front kick aimed at Jecht's knee but Jecht avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jecht connects with a body shot that sends Martell's belly button to the back.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jecht throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jecht throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Jecht closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martell did well to prevent Jecht getting side control.
Jecht is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martell!
Martell wants to hold on but Jecht pushes him away.
Martell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jecht sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sir Jecht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martell tries to reverse the position but Jecht maintains control.
Jecht in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Martell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell wants to hold on but Jecht pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jecht.
Jecht lands a heavy elbow.
Jecht lands with some strikes.
Jecht lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jecht lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Jecht.
Jecht with shots to the head and body - Martell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martell is rocked!
Martell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jecht scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martell is trying desperately to improve position.
Jecht dominating with strikes here.
Jecht has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martell's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell tries to reverse the position but Jecht maintains control.
Jecht lands a nice shot to the head.
Martell is still in real trouble! Can Jecht finish him?
Jecht lands a big elbow.
Jecht throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jecht throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martell seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht lands a big elbow.
Jecht lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jecht will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jecht with the ground and pound from mount.
Martell tries to reverse the position but Jecht maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Jecht there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jecht with good strikes from the mount here!
Jecht working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Martell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jecht prevents Martell from improving his position.
Martell is trying to stand up here but Jecht is controlling him well.
Martell wants to improve his position but Jecht is controlling well.
Martell won't allow Jecht to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jecht sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martell defending well though.
Martell is controlling Jecht's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jecht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martell is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Jecht.
Jecht sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martell defending well though.
Jecht throwing shots but Martell is blocking nicely.
Jecht not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jecht missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martell pushes Jecht off looking to stand but Jecht dives back in and keeps control.
Jecht thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martell's head.
Jecht sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martell defending well though.
Martell gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jecht works over Martell with some ground and pound from guard.
Jecht in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jecht won't allow Martell to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jecht with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jecht lands a couple of elbows.
Jecht trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Martell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jecht throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jecht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martell is trying to keep Jecht in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Jecht clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martell motions for Jecht to come forward. Martell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jecht moves away.
Jecht throws a right and a left that Martell avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Martell as Jecht shoots in.
Jecht shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martell defends it nicely.
Martell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martell.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Martell throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Martell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jecht throws a body punch but Martell moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Martell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jecht misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Jecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell scores with a leg kick.
Martell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jecht sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jecht.
Jecht throws a shot from downtown. Martell moves away and avoids it.
Jecht scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Jecht shoots in but no luck this time.
Jecht drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jecht throws an elbow but Martell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jecht grinds an elbow into Martell's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Jecht.
Martell wants to control but Jecht postures up.
Jecht scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martell to see if he's OK.
Jecht throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Martell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jecht tries to score with some ground and pound. Martell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jecht looks up at the clock and then as Martell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jecht smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jecht working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Jecht's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jecht looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martell is avoiding damage well.
Jecht working away.
Martell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jecht in side control, throwing shots but Martell defends.
Martell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jecht off and has taken his back!
Martell controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jecht trying to control but not successfully.
Jecht is really stuck here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell misses with a punch to the head.
Jecht turns into Martell and is now in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jecht's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jecht working some strikes from top position.
Martell keeping moving, preventing Jecht from controlling successfully.
Jecht postures up in Martell's guard and throws a big left but Martell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Jecht had his way with Oberyn Martell in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martell is looking to slow Jecht down with leg kicks.
Martell throws a leg kick which misses Jecht's front leg but catches the back leg as Jecht tries to avoid it.
Jecht throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martell's waist but Martell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jecht off to one side.
Martell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martell wants it to stay on the feet.
Martell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jecht.
Jecht has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Jecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jecht's sensitive parts.
Jecht moves out of range of the leg kick from Martell.
Martell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martell missing with a left hand there. Jecht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell wants to slow Jecht down by chopping away at his legs.
Jecht looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martell is fending him off so far but Jecht persists. Nope, Martell circles away and we're back to standing.
Martell scores with a leg kick.
Martell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell connects with a right hand. Jecht shakes it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martell. Jecht shrugs it off though.
Jecht misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Martell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jecht. Jecht circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martell slips under a jab from Jecht.
Nice body kick from Martell.
Some wild striking there from Martell.
Martell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martell circles away.
Jecht moves out of range as Martell throws a body kick.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jecht. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Martell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jecht is just out of range.
Jecht checks a leg kick nicely.
Jecht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jecht is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martell connects with a leg kick. Jecht looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jecht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martell throws a shot from downtown. Jecht moves away and avoids it.
Martell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jecht manages to avoid it.
Martell tries to sprawl but Jecht drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jecht thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martell's head.
Martell pushes Jecht off looking to stand but Jecht dives back in and keeps control.
Martell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jecht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jecht.
Martell trying to control here.
Martell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martell gets full guard.
Jecht wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jecht postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jecht chips away with some ground and pound.
Jecht throwing strikes but missing.
Jecht throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martell is trying to control the position but Jecht postures up.
Martell wants to get back to his feet but Jecht is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jecht stands up over Martell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jecht is in close to Martell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jecht pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martell is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jecht stopping the sweep attempt from Martell.
Martell pulls Jecht in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oberyn Martell.
I think Jecht has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Jecht!
Sir Jecht retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Sir Jecht made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Ferreira has chosen Killers as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferreira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferreira swivels and escapes.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Ferreira checks it.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine slips a straight right by Ferreira.
Valentine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferreira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira pulls Valentine in close to his closed guard and prevents Valentine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Valentine stops Ferreira from standing up.
Valentine passes into half guard.
Valentine trying to mount his opponent but Ferreira defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferreira defending well though.
Valentine working the head and body with strikes.
Valentine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Ferreira tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.
Ferreira is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Ferreira is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valentine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Ferreira wants to sweep but Valentine has passed to side control!
Ferreira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Valentine.
Valentine working the ground and pound from side control.
Valentine cracks Ferreira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Valentine throws an elbow but Ferreira slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Valentine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valentine.
Valentine working the strikes but Ferreira uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Valentine is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Valentine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine looks to land a strike but Ferreira avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferreira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferreira wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferreira throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine motions for Ferreira to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine moves forwards but Ferreira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentine.
Ferreira is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira lands a jab.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine throws a low kick but Ferreira avoids it.
Valentine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira.
Whack! Ferreira lands a heavy head kick that drops Valentine. The ref tackles Ferreira to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Valentine was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Antonio Carlos Ferreira! Antonio Carlos Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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