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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Funkist-Snow Fairy. Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joao Dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harris preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Harris stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harris is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Harris postures up.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris distracts Dos Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Harris any problems.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
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. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch 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!
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dos Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Harris has cracked it and Dos Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Harris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Machida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Roberto Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Machida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Machida did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Machida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roberto Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machida takes a step back to recover.
A lazy body kick from Nogueira
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machida sprawls well. Machida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machida counters with a solid body kick.
Matt Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Machida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Nogueira has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nogueira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nogueira misses with a combination
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nogueira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matt Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nogueira's knee momentarily.
Nogueira wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nogueira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Nogueira shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Nogueira closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a body kick.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nogueira looks to throw a body kick
and Machida counters with a huge head kick that drops Nogueira! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Machida!
Matt Machida took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you Tom Circo for this fight and Good luck to your future'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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188 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Minotauro Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Byron Long!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Shogun slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Shogun stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long is looking to clinch but Shogun is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long rushes Shogun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Shogun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shogun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Shogun is just out of range.
Shogun slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long tries for a takedown but Shogun circles away easily
and Shogun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minotauro Shogun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shogun scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun throws a big right hand that misses.
Shogun won't allow Long to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shogun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shogun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shogun with a nice head shot there.
Shogun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shogun advances position into side control!
Shogun cracks Long with a big elbow.
Shogun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Shogun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Long, who protects the arm well.
Shogun scoring with punches and elbows.
Shogun lands a few punches from side control.
Shogun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Long down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun working the body and head with strikes.
Shogun trying to control the position but Long is working away.
Shogun is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Shogun is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Long is trying to escape and Shogun transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Long is forced to tap! Nice work there by Shogun! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Minotauro Shogun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwind Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Jullius Capra Dalforni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arwind Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guilherme Jullius Capra Dalforni's chin.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwind Santos!
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, Guilherme Jullius Capra Dalforni!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Capra Dalforni pushes him off.
Santos forces Capra Dalforni back against the cage and clinches.
Santos jumps guard and drags Capra Dalforni to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Capra Dalforni defends easily.
Santos is pulling down on Capra Dalforni's head. It's preventing any offense from Capra Dalforni, at least for the moment.
Capra Dalforni postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Capra Dalforni from controlling successfully.
Capra Dalforni postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capra Dalforni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Capra Dalforni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Capra Dalforni looks winded!
Santos keeping full guard, as Capra Dalforni tries to pass.
Santos wriggles free and stands up.
Capra Dalforni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Capra Dalforni regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos passes Capra Dalforni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Capra Dalforni actively working from the bottom here.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Capra Dalforni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Capra Dalforni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Capra Dalforni's head.
Capra Dalforni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Capra Dalforni tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos is pressing down on Capra Dalforni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Capra Dalforni is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Capra Dalforni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Capra Dalforni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Capra Dalforni defends it.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Capra Dalforni's head.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arwind Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos rushes Capra Dalforni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Capra Dalforni is defending well.
Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Capra Dalforni is breathing heavily.
Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santos controlling the position from side mount.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Capra Dalforni denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands up and beckons Capra Dalforni to his feet.
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Capra Dalforni did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capra Dalforni is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos works his way into side control.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Capra Dalforni on the ground.
Capra Dalforni is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a strike aimed at the side of Capra Dalforni's head but Capra Dalforni avoids it well.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Capra Dalforni can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capra Dalforni is trying to improve his position.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arwind Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Capra Dalforni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Santos is working for a kimura but Capra Dalforni is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos wants to take a breather but Capra Dalforni is having none of it.
Capra Dalforni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos decides to stand up.
Santos drives through and clinches with Capra Dalforni against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Capra Dalforni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos throws Capra Dalforni to one side and escapes!
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Capra Dalforni.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Arwind Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Capra Dalforni did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capra Dalforni can do to turn this around?
Santos wants to pass the guard but Capra Dalforni is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capra Dalforni is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capra Dalforni is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos is working for a kimura but Capra Dalforni is defending it quite comfortably.
Capra Dalforni looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Capra Dalforni!
Capra Dalforni tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Capra Dalforni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Capra Dalforni tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Capra Dalforni is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing strikes here but Capra Dalforni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Capra Dalforni because Santos loaded up on that one.
Capra Dalforni tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Capra Dalforni is having none of it.
Capra Dalforni really wants to buck Santos off and get back to his feet.
Santos content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arwind Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arwind Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arwind Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Balare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music. Franco Gomez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Balare's chin.
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145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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149 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Balare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Balare with that takedown attempt.
Balare fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez throws out a powerful jab.
Balare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balare moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balare circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Balare shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Balare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balare moves away.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Balare takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balare.
Balare is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balare.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balare manages to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balare ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez lands with a kick to the temple. Balare shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Balare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balare moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Balare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balare takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomez tries to bum rush Balare with a series of wild strikes but Balare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balare rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balare manages to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Balare moved out of range.
Balare is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Balare takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Balare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balare fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balare fails with a takedown attempt.
Balare is breathing heavily.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez 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.
Gomez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomez.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomez!
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balare if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balare closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balare is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez pushes Balare off looking to stand but Balare dives back in and keeps control.
Balare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gomez sees it coming and defends easily.
Gomez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Balare stops Gomez from standing up.
Balare postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gomez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Balare, into his guard.
Balare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez passes Balare's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balare defends it well.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balare keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Balare actively working from the bottom here.
Gomez wants to stand up but Balare is controlling the position.
Balare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez advances position into side control!
Balare prevents Gomez from moving into mount.
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Balare manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomez's best efforts.
Balare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balare blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomez.
Balare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balare is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balare looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Balare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balare actively working from the bottom here.
Balare looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balare blocks the body kick.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a right hand that Balare ducks under and follows up with a left that Balare also avoids with ease.
Gomez punishes Balare's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez lands with a nice combination. Balare backs away looking to recover.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Balare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balare avoids the head kick by Gomez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balare takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Balare dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Balare's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Balare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balare moves away.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Balare moves out of range easily.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balare closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Balare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balare fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balare fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez lands a head kick. Balare smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Franco Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomez tries a low kick but Balare avoids it.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Franco Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balare slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez lunges at Balare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balare's hand.
Balare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hector Balare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balare blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Balare takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomez 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Gomez!
An out of breath Franco Gomez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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