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OG 87: Seanton Bomb Bean PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Livington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Magron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Livington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Magron!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Livington lands in his opponent's guard.
Magron looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Livington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Livington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Livington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Livington wants to pass the guard but Magron is keeping the position.
Livington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magron keeping full guard, as Livington tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Brock Livington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Magron tries to clinch up
and Livington counters with a series of strikes. Magron will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Livington. That snapped Magron's head back.
Livington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Livington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Livington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Livington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Livington works over Magron with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Livington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Livington gets to his feet. Magron looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magron sprawls well initially but Livington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Livington trying to mount his opponent but Magron defends it.
Livington lands with a punch from half guard.
Livington wants to pass to mount but Magron is defending the position.
Livington controlling the action here.
Magron has hold of Livington's hands but Livington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Livington stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Livington tries to bum rush Magron with a series of wild strikes but Magron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Livington lands a front kick.
Livington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Livington.
Livington feints and as Magron raises his hands in defense, Livington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Livington 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Livington tries to free his leg and advance position but Magron is retaining full guard.
Livington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Livington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livington trying to control the position from guard on top but Magron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brock Livington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Livington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magron.
Livington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magron's half guard.
Livington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Livington lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Livington working Magron over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Livington 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.
Livington tries to land a front kick but Magron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Livington works Magron's body with a nice hook.
Livington scores with a body shot.
Livington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Magron on his heels. He'll look to pass Magron's guard now, I'm sure.
Livington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Livington connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brock Livington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Livington trying to control but Magron is working from the bottom.
Magron is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Livington controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Livington just wasn't active enough.
Livington throws a body kick that misses.
Livington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Livington drops an elbow to the side of Magron's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Livington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Livington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magron can do to turn this around?
Livington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Magron for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Livington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Livington scoring well with a low kick there.
Livington throws a series of punches but Magron avoids them all with ease.
Magron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Livington connects with a right that clearly hurt Magron. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Livington proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Magron collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Livington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Stratus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Tang (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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189 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Stratus!
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, Tyron Tang!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jay Stratus has been cut.
Stratus misses with a body punch
and Tang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tang tries to bum rush Stratus with a series of wild strikes but Stratus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stratus.
Stratus misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Stratus misses
and Tang counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tang.
Stratus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tang counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratus swings for the body but Tang moves out of range.
Stratus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tang counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tang decides to stand back up.
Stratus looks for the body kick but Tang saw that one coming.
Stratus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stratus throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tang counters with a body kick that stops Stratus in his tracks momentarily.
Stratus misses with a leg kick
and Tang counters with a solid body kick.
Stratus is breathing heavily.
Stratus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jay Stratus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stratus misses with a hook. Tang ducked under it nicely.
Stratus throws a body kick that misses
and Tang counters with a nice leg kick.
Stratus takes a swing at Tang's ribcage but misses.
Tang connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tang.
Stratus gets tackled into the cage by Tang. Tang maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stratus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stratus is trying to force a seperation but Tang has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratus tries to pull guard but Tang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tang clinches with his opponent.
Tang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tang manages to break the clinch.
Tang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stratus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tang circles away quickly and effectively.
Stratus tries to land a leg kick but Tang saw it coming and moves away.
Stratus swings for the body but Tang moves out of range.
Stratus throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tang lands.
Jay Stratus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tang throws a head kick that half lands.
Stratus throws a lazy body kick
and Tang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stratus misses with a few strikes there.
Tang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stratus.
Tang scores with a head kick. Stratus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stratus fails to land with a series of punches.
Stratus dodges the punch combination from Tang.
Stratus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tang takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stratus thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang lands the left hand.
Stratus throws a leg kick but Tang moved away.
Stratus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stratus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stratus throws a combination that misses
and Tang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tang lands with an overhand left.
Stratus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tang scores with a nice body kick.
Tang takes the fight into the clinch.
Tang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Tang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Stratus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stratus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tang counters with a nice body kick.
Tang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stratus. Stratus obviously looking to wear him down.
Stratus scores with a shot to the body.
Tang is looking to slow Stratus down with leg kicks.
A big right from Stratus misses.
Stratus misses with a low kick.
Tang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stratus is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stratus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stratus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stratus tries to pull guard but Tang won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tang breaks from the clinch.
Tyron Tang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tang feints and as Stratus raises his hands in defense, Tang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tang 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyron Tang hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stratus throws a jab but it's blocked by Tang.
Stratus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stratus throws a right and a left that Tang avoids nicely.
Stratus swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tang. Tang obviously looking to wear him down.
Tang closes the distance and clinches.
Stratus wants a takedown but no success here.
Tang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stratus.
Stratus throws a leg kick
and Tang counters with a leg kick.
Stratus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stratus throws a leg kick
and Tang moves into the clinch.
Tang gets underhooks to prevent Stratus's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Stratus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stratus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stratus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tang counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang connects with a leg kick. Stratus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stratus misses with a kick to the body
and Tang counters with a good, hard body kick but Stratus shrugs it off.
Tang lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tang.
A jab lands there for Tang.
Tang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tang instigates a clinch.
Tang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Stratus tries to bum rush Tang with a series of wild strikes but Tang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stratus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tang counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang manages to break the clinch.
Tang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stratus circles away quickly and effectively.
Stratus misses with an uppercut
and Tang counters with an inside leg kick.
Tang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tang throws a head kick that Stratus semi-blocks.
Stratus throws a poor cross that misses
and Tang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stratus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stratus is rocked!
Jay Stratus's cut is getting worse.
Tang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Stratus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jay Stratus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Tang.
Stratus throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stratus in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tang drives through and clinches with Stratus against the cage.
Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Tang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Stratus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stratus throws a combination that misses
and Tang counters with a leg kick.
Stratus seems to have got his legs back now.
Tang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stratus misses with a double jab.
Stratus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stratus misses with a looping left.
Tang instigates a clinch.
Stratus is trying to pull guard but Tang has him pressed against the cage.
Tang stalls.
Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tang feints and then cracks Stratus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratus down.
Stratus throws a sloppy body shot
and Tang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stratus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stratus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stratus's knee momentarily.
Stratus tries to move into range but Tang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tang connects with a leg kick. Stratus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tang lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tang.
Stratus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tang.
Tang connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tang stuns Stratus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stratus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stratus throws a poor cross that misses
and Tang counters with a nice leg kick.
Tang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tang lands a nice hook to Stratus's body. Stratus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tang scores with a nice body kick.
Tang has Stratus up against the cage in a clinch.
Tang breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tang!
Tang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stratus.
Tang misses with a two punch combination.
Tang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stratus will feel that in the morning.
Tang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stratus's hands.
Stratus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tang can pounce on him.
Tang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stratus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stratus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Stratus.
Stratus throws a looping overhand right but Tang ducks down to avoid it.
Tyron Tang 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.
Stratus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stratus throws a body punch but Tang moves out of range.
Tang slips a jab from Stratus.
A low kick from Stratus is predictable there
and Tang counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tang scores with a head kick. Stratus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stratus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tang tests Stratus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tang closes the distance and clinches.
Jay Stratus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stratus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stratus working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Tang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Tang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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177 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Oliveira jumps guard.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Baroa is proving a slippery customer.
Baroa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Baroa from controlling successfully.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Baroa from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Baroa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira decides to return to a standing position.
Oliveira gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Baroa tries to tie him up.
Oliveira tightens his grip and picks Baroa up, before dumping him to the ground. Baroa manages to land in guard.
Baroa is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baroa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Baroa.
Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira passes to side control.
Baroa struggling a bit here.
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baroa, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliveira connects with a decent elbow.
Oliveira working away.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Baroa is working from the bottom.
Oliveira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Baroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroa thinking.
Baroa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baroa's guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroa looking to control.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Joabe Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroa.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Baroa fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joabe Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira pulls Baroa into guard.
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baroa wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Baroa isn't so interested in that idea.
Baroa wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Baroa controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joabe Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Baroa.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Baroa's body.
Oliveira darts in and clinches Baroa up against the cage.
Baroa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroa tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baroa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baroa is looking to escape.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but Baroa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliveira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Baroa wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira mounts Baroa! Really nice guard pass there!
Baroa wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Baroa regains half guard.
Baroa is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baroa avoid being mounted?
Baroa is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baroa wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Baroa just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baroa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Baroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown into Baroa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baroa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Baroa's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joabe Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A good leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baroa enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baroa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Baroa keeps moving.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Baroa has wrist control.
Baroa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baroa is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but Baroa is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.
Oliveira looking to control but instead Baroa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Baroa keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Oliveira prevents Baroa from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Baroa is working from the bottom.
Oliveira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baroa is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baroa wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroa misses with some punches.
Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroa trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Baroa wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroa looking to sit in guard and control but Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Baroa keeps moving.
Baroa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliveira works over Baroa with some ground and pound from guard.
Baroa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Baroa is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baroa has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joabe Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joabe Oliveira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kadian Aitkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Power Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power Ranger has chosen Bodies- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kadian Aitkens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Psycho Power Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power Ranger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aitkens as he jumps to the side.
Aitkens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aitkens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power Ranger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice sprawl there from Aitkens as Power Ranger shoots in.
Power Ranger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aitkens as he jumps to the side.
Kadian Aitkens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Power Ranger.
Oooooh!!! Aitkens has knocked Power Ranger down with a huge combo! Aitkens steps away and waves a wobbly Power Ranger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Power Ranger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Ranger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aitkens counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Power Ranger out cold! What a finish! Aitkens is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kadian Aitkens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Vvit 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele throws a hook but Vvit avoids it easily.
Vvit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele lands a nice hook to Vvit's body. Vvit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vvit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Vvit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vvit duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vvit!
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vvit lands with a nice combination. Steele backs away looking to recover.
Steele is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Vvit moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Steele! Vvit continues to tee off on Steele, landing with a left and a right! Vvit connects with a right hand that leaves Steele sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Vvit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joni Vvit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Natan Wille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Santos Kazashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wille comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Natan Wille could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Santos Kazashi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natan Wille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Santos Kazashi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Kazashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Wille. Wille gets slowly back to his feet.
Wille dives in and grabs Santos Kazashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos Kazashi pushes down on Wille's head and hops out.
Wille with a poor takedown
letting Santos Kazashi counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natan Wille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wille is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos Kazashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch there but Wille circles away.
No luck for Wille with that takedown attempt.
Wille looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos Kazashi is fending him off so far but Wille persists. Nope, Santos Kazashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Wille dives in and grabs Santos Kazashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos Kazashi pushes down on Wille's head and hops out.
Wille fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos Kazashi connects with a single shot there.
Wille takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck for Wille with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos Kazashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wille fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Santos Kazashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wille shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos Kazashi sprawls well. He's pushed Wille's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wille shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos Kazashi pinned against the cage. Santos Kazashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wille is breathing heavily.
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch there but Wille circles away.
Wille gets the takedown into side control.
Santos Kazashi bucks up and tries to throw Wille off but instead Wille has got his back!
Santos Kazashi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos Kazashi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wille lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wille scores with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wille is landing with strikes from the back.
Santos Kazashi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wille lands punches and elbows.
Santos Kazashi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Wille lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wille.
Wille scores with strikes from the back.
Wille throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Santos Kazashi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wille biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wille lands shots from the back.
Wille is looking to control Santos Kazashi but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Wille is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wille looking to break Santos Kazashi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Santos Kazashi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wille will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wille patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wille is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Santos Kazashi is defending well though. Wille let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos Kazashi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wille patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Santos Kazashi prevents Wille from getting a body triangle.
Wille is persistently looking for the submission but Santos Kazashi is defending it well.
Santos Kazashi trying to get back to his feet but Wille is in full control for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wille.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Wille is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natan Wille dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos Kazashi looks to land a right hand but Wille moved out of range.
Wille throws a series of punches but Santos Kazashi moves out of range.
Santos Kazashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wille swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos Kazashi throws a low kick, looking for Wille's leg but Wille calmly moves out of range.
Wille closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wille working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wille seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wille connects with a nice short shot to Santos Kazashi's temple.
Santos Kazashi kicks off Wille and gets to his feet.
Wille slips a jab and a cross from Santos Kazashi.
Santos Kazashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wille circles away.
Wille throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos Kazashi was covering up waiting for the punch and Wille finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santos Kazashi is breathing heavily.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wille's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wille content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wille wants to control from the top but Santos Kazashi keeps moving.
Wille's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wille lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wille not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wille keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos Kazashi's head.
Santos Kazashi has his feet on Wille's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wille looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wille controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wille wants to control from the top but Santos Kazashi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wille pushing down on Santos Kazashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wille is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wille takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wille controlling the action here.
Wille trying to control the action but Santos Kazashi is working from the bottom.
Wille working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wille wants to control but Santos Kazashi is keeping him busy.
Wille decides to stand and escape the position.
Wille gets the takedown into side control.
Wille decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wille fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wille closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos Kazashi did well to prevent Wille getting side control.
Wille performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four 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!
Santos Kazashi kicks Wille off and gets back to his feet.
Wille shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos Kazashi sprawls well. Santos Kazashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wille gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos Kazashi clinches with his opponent.
Santos Kazashi breaks from the clinch.
Wille shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos Kazashi defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natan Wille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wille keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos Kazashi takes a swing at Wille's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wille.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Santos Kazashi. No joy for Wille on that attempt.
Wille slips a jab from Santos Kazashi.
Wille fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos Kazashi to the ground. Wille is now in Santos Kazashi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natan Wille dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wille drops his hands momentarily and Santos Kazashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wille fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos Kazashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos Kazashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Wille changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos Kazashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wille shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos Kazashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wille's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natan Wille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch but Wille is having none of it.
Santos Kazashi misses with a body kick.
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch but Wille moves away
so Wille counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wille is pushing down on Santos Kazashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos Kazashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Wille has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos Kazashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos Kazashi pushes Wille off looking to stand but Wille dives back in and keeps control.
Wille perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wille prevents Santos Kazashi from standing back up.
Wille content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wille is trying to work for a kimura but Santos Kazashi is defending well.
Wille scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santos Kazashi is staying active underneath Wille, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Wille there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wille in particular looking to stall.
Wille moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wille stands up and beckons Santos Kazashi to his feet.
Wille gets a double leg takedown into Santos Kazashi's guard.
Santos Kazashi wants to stand and escape but Wille is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos Kazashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wille controls the pace.
Wille working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wille sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wille has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos Kazashi is looking to stand up but Wille isn't so interested in that idea.
Natan Wille overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wille controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Natan Wille wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wille showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos Kazashi.
Michael Santos Kazashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wille is defended easily by Santos Kazashi.
Wille fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Santos Kazashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos Kazashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wille will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos Kazashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wille shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos Kazashi's guard.
Wille won't allow Santos Kazashi to get back to his feet.
Wille gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos Kazashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wille shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Santos Kazashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natan Wille is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wille changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos Kazashi tries to avoid it but Wille manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos Kazashi to the ground. Santos Kazashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wille shoots in and drives through. Santos Kazashi sprawls well.
Wille avoids the body shot from Santos Kazashi.
Wille is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos Kazashi can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos Kazashi tries to clinch but Wille moves out of range.
Wille fails to land the takedown.
Wille gets the takedown into side control.
Wille lands a decent elbow from side control.
Michael Santos Kazashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos Kazashi is trying to buck Wille off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wille working the head with strikes.
Natan Wille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wille wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos Kazashi, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natan Wille showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wille, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natan Wille!
A victorious Natan Wille thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Awesome!
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, Wanderlei Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Awesome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Awesome.
Awesome has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awesome is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sonnen tries to land a knee to the head but Awesome blocks with his arms.
Sonnen is pushing Awesome up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Awesome ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Awesome no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Awesome pulls Sonnen in close to prevent any damage.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Awesome won't let him.
Awesome lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sonnen!
Awesome controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Awesome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Awesome.
Awesome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Awesome cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Awesome controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awesome with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Awesome unloads with some shots from mount but Sonnen bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awesome controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Awesome 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.
Sonnen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Awesome misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sonnen drops Awesome with a beautiful combination! Awesome stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sonnen is looking for the KO!
Awesome is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Awesome has been cut.
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!
Sonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Awesome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Awesome tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awesome seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Sonnen.
Awesome shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonnen but Sonnen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sonnen tries to clinch there but Awesome circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sonnen.
Sonnen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Awesome.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Awesome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl out of it but Awesome keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonnen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wanderlei Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awesome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Awesome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Awesome moves out of range easily.
Sonnen swinging wildly here.
Sonnen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Awesome, pushing him back against the cage.
Sonnen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Awesome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sonnen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Awesome blocks it with crossed arms.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Awesome is trying to push Sonnen away but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awesome lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen misses with a knee to the head.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
Sonnen tries to land a knee to the head but Awesome blocks with his arms.
Sonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Awesome.
Awesome is looking to take this one to the mat.
Awesome wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Awesome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awesome tries to keep at a distance but Sonnen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sonnen misses with a knee to the head.
Awesome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awesome trying to land knees to the body.
Awesome breaks the clinch.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Awesome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that Awesome avoids nicely.
Awesome darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sonnen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Awesome manages to move to mount!
Sonnen is bucking up trying to escape but Awesome cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awesome controlling from the full mount.
Sonnen is trying to stand but he's just given Awesome his back.
Tommy Awesome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but Awesome has full control of the position and if anything, Sonnen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Awesome.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Awesome's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Awesome misses with a takedown attempt - Sonnen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Awesome is defended easily by Sonnen.
Sonnen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Awesome has time to react.
Awesome misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Sonnen has cracked Awesome with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Sonnen lands another huge swinging hook and Awesome tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Awesome, before Sonnen can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Sonnen!
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