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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noguerio's choice of entrance music: Moneytalks -ACDC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Noguerio. Noguerio gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Noguerio. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Noguerio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noguerio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Noguerio wants to get back to his feet.
Noguerio is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Noguerio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva stands up.
Silva feints and as Noguerio raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noguerio keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva pushes down on Noguerio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Noguerio trying to control here.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Noguerio looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Silva prevents Noguerio from getting the reversal.
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Noguerio tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Noguerio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Noguerio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noguerio quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Noguerio clinches with his opponent.
Noguerio breaks the clinch.
Noguerio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Noguerio in a clinch.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noguerio is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Noguerio tries to roll out but it's too tight and Noguerio has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emerson Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Wrestler as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wrestler's head.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wrestler defends it nicely.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wrestler's waist but Wrestler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Din Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Wrestler counters by moving into the clinch.
Wrestler effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wrestler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Wrestler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wrestler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wrestler controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wrestler after a bit of a struggle.
Wrestler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brock Wrestler.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas controls the position.
Wrestler prevents Thomas from improving position.
Thomas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wrestler is letting Thomas control him for a moment.
Thomas advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wrestler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Wrestler persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Wrestler gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wrestler controlling the position.
Thomas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wrestler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Din Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrestler manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wrestler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wrestler tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wrestler to the ground. Wrestler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wrestler darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wrestler thinking.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wrestler's waist but Wrestler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Din Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wrestler.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Wrestler is avoiding it.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wrestler stuffs the takedown.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Wrestler sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestler.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wrestler.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Wrestler sprawls well.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrestler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas's guard now.
Wrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wrestler trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is fighting to break Thomas's control of his arms but Thomas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brock Wrestler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wrestler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Thomas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas dives in and grabs Wrestler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wrestler pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wrestler as he jumps to the side.
Wrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrestler avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Din Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Wrestler sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Wrestler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to escape but Wrestler is in control.
Thomas is trying to control Wrestler's posture but Wrestler avoids it.
Thomas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Thomas has control of Wrestler's left arm, preventing Wrestler from doing any damage.
Thomas working for a triangle but Wrestler defends it easily.
Wrestler wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wrestler keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
Din Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Din Thomas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thomas catches Wrestler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wrestler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wrestler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Din Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Din Thomas!
Din Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet has chosen Margaritaville as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mini Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffet gets a clinch.
Buffet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buffet lands a right hand.
Mies misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Buffet.
Buffet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Buffet as the two fighters clinch.
Mies is breathing heavily.
Buffet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Buffet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buffet tries to close the distance and clinch but Mies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mies shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buffet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mies on the side of the head.
Mies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buffet throws a front kick that sends Mies stumbling back into the cage.
Buffet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buffet lands an uppercut.
Buffet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buffet lands a brutal head kick. Mies looks out on his feet and Buffet throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jimmy Buffet!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy Buffet made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palhares scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Palhares won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Palhares gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Palhares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Palhares manages to turn into his guard.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Palhares misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is trying to control. Palhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palhares 's head.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palhares tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva stands up and beckons Palhares to join him on the feet.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palhares was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing down on Palhares 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palhares is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palhares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Palhares has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva pushing down on Palhares 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palhares on the side of the head.
Silva darts in and clinches Palhares up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Palhares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Palhares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to escape but Palhares is in control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares 's cut.
That's time! Palhares 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Palhares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Palhares is taking damage to the body and head.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Palhares as Silva shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Silva.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Palhares after a bit of a struggle.
Palhares could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva wants the takedown. Palhares is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palhares 's guard against the cage.
Silva stands up from Palhares 's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rousimar Palhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Palhares .
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Palhares is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palhares down to the mat. Palhares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Silva pushes Palhares up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Palhares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Palhares takes a shot to the head.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Palhares 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.
Silva 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palhares wants a takedown but no success here.
Palhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palhares s head.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Palhares 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva controls the position.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Palhares some visible discomfort.
Palhares dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Palhares is looking to reverse the position.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palhares is trying to improve his position.
Palhares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palhares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes Palhares and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palhares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palhares wants to stall.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva pushes Palhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva wants the takedown. Palhares is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palhares 's guard against the cage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva passes Palhares 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palhares down.
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!
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Palhares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up.
Silva drives through and clinches with Palhares against the cage.
Palhares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Palhares won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Silva off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roberto Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fink McIllhenny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fink McIllhenny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
McIllhenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by McIllhenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McIllhenny.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral avoids the head kick by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Nice body punch from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sobral's head.
McIllhenny takes one to the side of the head.
McIllhenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but McIllhenny shows good takedown defense.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. McIllhenny moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. McIllhenny saw that one coming.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIllhenny throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
A left lands for McIllhenny.
Fink McIllhenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIllhenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIllhenny.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McIllhenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McIllhenny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
McIllhenny looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with a straight right.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Sobral moves out of range.
McIllhenny thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobral shoots in and bounces McIllhenny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIllhenny keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McIllhenny is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McIllhenny has escaped and now he's on top!
McIllhenny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobral's legs.
Sobral sneaks back into half guard.
Sobral has one foot on McIllhenny's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIllhenny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McIllhenny scores with a head kick. Sobral tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
McIllhenny misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McIllhenny swivels and escapes.
Sobral takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Sobral slips a jab from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sobral has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobral moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McIllhenny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobral staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral lands a head shot.
Sobral avoids the body shot from McIllhenny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. McIllhenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McIllhenny throws a right hand that misses
and Sobral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from McIllhenny.
A lazy left from McIllhenny finds it's target.
McIllhenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobral is out of range and McIllhenny settles back down.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. McIllhenny saw that one coming.
Good shot there by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobral misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from McIllhenny.
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny lands a jab.
McIllhenny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
McIllhenny loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
McIllhenny looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McIllhenny sprawls well. McIllhenny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobral gets slowly back to his feet.
McIllhenny misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tries to move into range but Sobral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral moves forwards but McIllhenny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McIllhenny looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
Sobral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches up with McIllhenny, looking for a takedown. Sobral pushes McIllhenny against the cage but McIllhenny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
McIllhenny throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
McIllhenny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sobral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but McIllhenny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIllhenny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McIllhenny scores with a jab to the jaw.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with an open hand slap.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sobral misses.
Sobral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobral is rocked!
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McIllhenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McIllhenny.
Oh Sobral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobral, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McIllhenny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fink McIllhenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIllhenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIllhenny with a jab.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
McIllhenny tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
Sobral seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobral throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McIllhenny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobral is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIllhenny. That's going to slow Sobral down.
McIllhenny throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Sobral misses with the combination.
McIllhenny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from McIllhenny.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny throws a half hearted mid kick.
McIllhenny walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a solid leg kick but Sobral takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.
Sobral avoids the body shot from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McIllhenny.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
McIllhenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral throws a series of punches but McIllhenny moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tests McIllhenny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from McIllhenny. Those never looked like landing.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McIllhenny actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral is trying to control. McIllhenny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sobral has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McIllhenny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral breaks from McIllhenny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sobral lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McIllhenny hang on?
McIllhenny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McIllhenny regains half guard.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but McIllhenny is working away.
Sobral 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.
Sobral is looking to advance position but McIllhenny won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny taking some punishment here, with Sobral in his half guard.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but McIllhenny defending well.
McIllhenny moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but McIllhenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIllhenny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobral is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but McIllhenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIllhenny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral clearly takes 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.
McIllhenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
Sobral tries to bum rush McIllhenny with a series of wild strikes but McIllhenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIllhenny. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIllhenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from McIllhenny. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
McIllhenny slips under a jab.
Sobral shoots for a double leg takedown but McIllhenny sprawls well. He's pushed Sobral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral throws a series of punches but McIllhenny avoids them all with ease.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of McIllhenny's head but McIllhenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobral under the eye.
Sobral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Sobral avoids them all with ease.
McIllhenny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral lands with a nice combination. McIllhenny backs away looking to recover.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but McIllhenny is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIllhenny lands with a cross.
McIllhenny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobral falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIllhenny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McIllhenny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.
Sobral connects with a body shot.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McIllhenny throws a lazy right hand but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McIllhenny circles away quickly and effectively.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIllhenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a right and a left that McIllhenny avoids nicely.
Sobral scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McIllhenny doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McIllhenny, right into the meat.
McIllhenny misses with a hook.
Sobral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIllhenny throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
McIllhenny scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIllhenny dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Sobral takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but McIllhenny shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McIllhenny misses the target.
Sobral shoots in but no luck this time.
McIllhenny lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McIllhenny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny lands a slapping body shot.
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.
A big left from Sobral misses.
McIllhenny is looking to chop away at Sobral's legs.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobral is defended easily by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny motions for Sobral to come forward. McIllhenny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral slips a straight right by McIllhenny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobral.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and McIllhenny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIllhenny takes a swing at Sobral's ribcage but misses.
McIllhenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McIllhenny connects with a right hand. Sobral shakes it off.
Sobral shoots for a double leg takedown but McIllhenny sprawls well. He's pushed Sobral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from McIllhenny. Those never looked like landing.
McIllhenny connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobral is trying hard to land a takedown here. McIllhenny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobral tries to bum rush McIllhenny with a series of wild strikes but McIllhenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McIllhenny throws a series of strikes that have Sobral backpedaling.
Julio Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral slips under a jab.
McIllhenny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McIllhenny misses with a hook. Sobral ducked under it nicely.
and McIllhenny counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sobral! He's just covering up as McIllhenny starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fink McIllhenny!
Fink McIllhenny is the new lightweight champion!
Fink McIllhenny bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beard comes to the cage accompanied by Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing. Marquez has chosen the most annoying Mexican polka music you have heard in your life as his entrance music. Spox Beard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josie Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquez lands a right hook to the body.
Marquez cracks Beard with an open hand slap.
Beard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spox Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard misses with a low kick.
Marquez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marquez's head.
It looks like Josie Marquez has been cut.
Marquez lands a nice shot that snaps Beard's head back.
Marquez avoids the head kick by Beard.
Beard misses with a head kick.
Beard checks a low kick from Marquez.
Marquez jabs Beard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez misses with the combination.
Marquez misses with an uppercut. Beard saw that one coming.
Marquez misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Marquez misses.
Beard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Beard.
Marquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marquez looks to land a combination. Beard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beard. Beard obviously looking to wear him down.
Beard throws a leg kick which misses Marquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Marquez tries to avoid it.
Beard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Beard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marquez steps in with a hook that catches Beard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marquez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Beard looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josie Marquez!
Josie Marquez is the new bantamweight champion!
Josie Marquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Annihilator - Fun Palace. A fine choice. Wandeco has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Wandeco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wandeco at a distance.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wandeco.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wandeco stalling against the cage.
Wandeco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wandeco as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Palmer is trying to pull guard but Wandeco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wandeco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wandeco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wandeco tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wandeco moves into the clinch.
Wandeco lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandeco missing with knees to the body.
Palmer taking a breather.
Wandeco misses with a knee to the head.
Wandeco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wandy Wandeco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wandeco wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandeco.
Wandeco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wandeco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Wandeco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wandeco moves into the clinch.
Wandeco looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow.
Palmer is trying to break free.
Palmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Wandeco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a two punch combo.
Wandeco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wandeco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer is looking to control Wandeco's arms but Wandeco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palmer has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wandeco.
Wandeco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wandeco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palmer's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wandeco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wandeco.
Wandeco wants to stall.
Palmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wandeco trying to land knees to the body.
Wandeco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wandeco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wandeco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wandeco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Wandeco.
Wandeco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palmer's face.
Wandeco lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer letting Wandeco take a breather here.
Palmer tries to pull guard but Wandeco holds him up against the cage and eventually Palmer drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Wandeco.
Wandeco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wandeco lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wandeco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer trying to control the position but instead, Wandeco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palmer into the cage.
Palmer tries to break the clinch but Wandeco is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Wandeco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wandeco doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wandeco doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Wandeco is looking to clinch.
Wandeco thows a body shot but no joy.
Wandeco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wandeco digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wandeco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wandeco is pressed up against the cage. Palmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wandeco down to the mat. Wandeco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wandeco tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandeco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wandeco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wandeco forces Palmer back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer wants to take the fight to the mat but Wandeco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Wandeco.
Palmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wandeco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wandeco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wandeco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandeco.
Wandeco tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wandeco throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wandeco gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wandeco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wandeco landing knees to the head.
Wandeco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not.
Palmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wandeco obliges.
Wandeco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wandeco.
Wandeco scores with a hook to the body.
Wandeco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wandeco lands a nice uppercut.
Wandeco landing knees to the head.
Wandeco digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wandeco stalling in the clinch.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Wandeco - that landed with a thud.
Wandeco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
Wandeco has Palmer pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wandeco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wandeco looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Wandeco lands a shoulder strike.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wandeco lands a knee to the head.
Wandeco tries to land a knee to the head but Palmer blocks with his arms.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wandeco scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Wandeco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palmer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wandeco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wandeco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palmer rather than just go for the knockout.
Wandeco darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palmer's defenses.
A knee to the head by Wandeco.
Wandeco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palmer.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wandeco scores with a shoulder strike.
Wandeco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wandeco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palmer up against the cage.
Wandeco working Palmer over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wandeco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Leland Palmer has been cut.
Wandeco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandeco blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Wandeco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leland Palmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wandeco wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Wandeco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wandeco moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wandeco was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Wandeco digs a good body shot into Palmer's ribs.
Wandeco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wandeco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandeco.
Wandeco slips a jab from Palmer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wandeco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandeco tries to clinch up.
Wandeco gets a clinch.
Wandeco manages to break the clinch.
Palmer tests Wandeco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Wandeco moved out of range nicely.
Wandeco wants to clinch
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Wandeco lands a right hook to the body.
Wandeco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wandeco tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wandeco tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wandecos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmer swings for the body but Wandeco moves out of range.
Wandeco is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Wandeco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Wandeco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wandeco stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken.
Wandeco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Wandeco closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wandeco misses with a double jab.
Wandeco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Wandeco is looking to clinch.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a series of strikes. Wandeco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wandeco closes the distance and clinches.
Wandeco tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Wandeco tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
Wandeco misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wandeco as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wandeco landing knees to the head.
Wandeco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wandeco scores with a knee to the head.
Wandeco misses with a knee strike.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Wandeco.
Palmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wandeco misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer avoiding damage as Wandeco throws knees to the body.
Palmer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer tries to stall but Wandeco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wandeco throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Wandeco really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leland Palmer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wandeco misses with a series of wild punches.
Wandeco moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Wandeco.
Wandeco moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Wandeco closes the distance but Palmer moves to the side
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wandeco has closed the distance and engaged Palmer in a clinch.
Wandeco breaks the clinch.
Wandeco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wandeco is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wandy Wandeco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Wandeco can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Palmer and Wandeco drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Palmer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Leland Palmer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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