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RFC: Wednesday Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RV Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Masquenada. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RV Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan lands an overhand right.
Dela Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dela Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Dela Cruz has managed to clinch.
Dela Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malapitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malapitan lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like TJ Dela Cruz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz feints and as Malapitan raises his hands in defense, Dela Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malapitan trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dela Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Malapitan lands a jab to Dela Cruz's midsection.
Malapitan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dela Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malapitan lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dela Cruz misses with a body punch.
Dela Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dela Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Dela Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Malapitan sprawls well. He's pushed Dela Cruz'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 TJ Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan scores with a hook to the body. Dela Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Malapitan lands a slapping body shot.
Malapitan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dela Cruz backs up against the cage.
Malapitan lands a nice hook to Dela Cruz's body. Dela Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dela Cruz walks into a jab.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan throws an overhand right that drops Dela Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Malapitan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RV Malapitan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Talib Kweli-Palookas. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza motions for Da Silva to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Da Silva shoots in but Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murilo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Da Silva.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza gets caught flat footed, as Da Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Da Silva looks winded!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Souza controlling the position.
Souza is looking for a triangle here but Da Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Souza is controlling Da Silva's trapped leg to prevent Da Silva from advancing to side control.
Souza manages to get to full guard.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Souza scores with a three punch combo!
Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souza clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza connects with a single shot there.
No luck for Da Silva with that takedown attempt.
Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Da Silva is trying to defend but Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva wants to control but Souza postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza connects with a body shot that sends Da Silva's belly button to the back.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Souza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Souza.
Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Jay Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Souza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Souza swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Murilo Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza throws a solid leg kick but Da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Souza.
Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Da Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Souza did well to prevent Da Silva getting side control.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Souza is staying active underneath Da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Souza takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Da Silva is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza working a defensive guard here.
Souza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing Da Silva from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Murilo Souza just wasn't active enough.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.
Da Silva needs to keep his hands up - Souza had a free shot at his head there.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murilo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva momentarily.
Souza connects with a body shot.
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!
Souza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souza is in Da Silva's guard.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Da Silva for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Souza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Souza.
Da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murilo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Da Silva.
Da Silva prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva wants a takedown.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Da Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Da Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Souza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Souza lands a jab to the head.
Souza pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to stall but Da Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Souza can't break the clinch.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza's efforts to push away.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva checks the leg kick.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Souza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jay Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murilo Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Da Silva's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souza 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Souza!
Post fight, an emotional Murilo Souza said 'Thanks to God,my mother,RFC,and last but not least KaotiX Fight Gear'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ur Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Decry (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ur Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Decry!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decry throws a nice looking combination but Down bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Down looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Down keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decry.
Down gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Decry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decry just misses with a punch to the body.
Decry cracks Down with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Down takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decry throws a right and a left that Down avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Down. Those never looked like landing.
Decry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Down backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decry throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down throws a nice looking combination but Decry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Down circles away quickly and effectively.
Down swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Down takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Down shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Decry defends it nicely.
Decry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decry slips a jab and a cross from Down.
Down swinging wildly here.
Decry cracks a nice hook into Down's ribs.
Decry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Decry.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Decry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Decry working the ground and pound from side control.
Decry trying to control the action but Down is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Decry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Decry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Down some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decry is chipping away with strikes.
Decry trying to control the action but Down is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Decry crashes against the mat.
Decry landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Decry lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Decry stalls from top position.
Decry is trying to get an arm triangle but Down is defending well.
Decry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Decry lands some shots froms side control.
Decry lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Decry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Down is not content to let Decry control the position.
Decry cracks Down with a big right hand but Down just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decry scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Down some visible discomfort.
Decry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Decry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Decry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decry working the ground and pound.
Down is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Decry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Down keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Decry 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.
Decry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Decry does it's job there.
Down misses with the combination.
Decry throws a hook to the side of Down's head but Down sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Down shoots in for a takedown but Decry shows good takedown defense.
Decry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Down throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Decry.
ur Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Down takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Down takes one on the button.
Down is rocked!
Decry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Down has time to react.
Oh Down is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decry connects with a leg kick. Down looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Down in his tracks.
Decry Throws a clean left jab. Decry Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Down's chin! Down crumbles to the ground and Decry follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Decry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dante Decry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Contreiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger . Contreiras is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whiskey in the jar. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
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, Fabiano Contreiras!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis tries to clinch but Contreiras moves away
and Contreiras counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contreiras trying to pass the guard but Pettis defending well.
Pettis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Contreiras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pettis is just riding it out for now. Contreiras eventually gives up the hold.
Pettis is looking to control Contreiras's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pettis avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras is looking to take a break and control but Pettis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pettis wants to control but Contreiras is keeping busy.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Contreiras looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to get to full guard but Contreiras has control of the leg.
Pettis is pressing down on Contreiras's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controls Contreiras momentarily but Contreiras frees himself.
Pettis wants to stand up but Contreiras is controlling him.
Contreiras throwing strikes from guard but Pettis blocks nicely.
Contreiras tries to free his leg and advance position but Pettis is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
Contreiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pettis is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Pettis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Contreiras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Contreiras tries for a takedown but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Contreiras shoots for a takedown but Pettis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Contreiras.
Contreiras circles away from the clinch attempt
and Contreiras counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pettis won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano Contreiras dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pettis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pettis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Contreiras counters with a shoot takedown. Pettis fights it but they end up in guard.
Pettis wants to sweep but no luck.
Contreiras postures up.
Contreiras drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pettis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Contreiras has Pettis in his guard.
Pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Contreiras has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Contreiras's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras wants to stand but Pettis is controlling the position.
Pettis wants to stand but Contreiras is controlling his posture from full guard.
Contreiras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Contreiras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Contreiras looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pettis wants to get up but he can't break Contreiras's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreiras working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pettis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pettis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Contreiras lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pettis!
Fabiano Contreiras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Contreiras landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pettis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Contreiras wants to pass to mount but Pettis is defending the position.
Contreiras uses his free foot to push down on Pettis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pettis.
Pettis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pettis regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreiras seems to be working for a kimura but Pettis defends the submission attempt.
Contreiras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis tries to kick Contreiras off but Contreiras keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Contreiras is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano Contreiras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pettis tries to clinch but Contreiras moves away
and Contreiras holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Contreiras drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis is pressed up against the cage. Contreiras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pettis down to the mat. Pettis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Contreiras shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Contreiras.
Contreiras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis looks to clinch
and Contreiras counters with a takedown into side control.
Contreiras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Contreiras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Contreiras goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pettis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Contreiras but great work by Pettis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis decides to stand back up. Pettis steps back and let's Contreiras get back to his feet.
Pettis tries to clinch but Contreiras is having none of it.
Pettis has Contreiras up against the cage in a clinch.
Contreiras wants a takedown.
Contreiras changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pettis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contreiras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contreiras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contreiras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis stuffs the takedown attempt from Contreiras. Contreiras gets slowly back to his feet.
Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Contreiras pushes him off.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis moves to clinch but Contreiras breaks away
so Contreiras counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Pettis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pettis clinches up with Contreiras and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pettis throws an elbow but misses.
Pettis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreiras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pettis pushes off an throws an elbow but Contreiras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Contreiras goes for a takedown attempt but Pettis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contreiras blocks an elbow strike.
Contreiras blocks an uppercut.
Contreiras takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fabiano Contreiras has been cut.
Contreiras can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreiras blocks an uppercut.
Pettis misses with a body punch.
Fabiano Contreiras is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pettis trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Pettis.
I think Contreiras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabiano Contreiras!
Fabiano Contreiras thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War MachineTwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War MachineTwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for MachineTwo. That snapped Dunn's head back.
Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn misses with a left hand
and MachineTwo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt.
MachineTwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dunn.
Dunn pushes MachineTwo up against the cage in a clinch.
MachineTwo is trying to break the clinch but Dunn is controlling him.
Dunn drags the fight down to the ground.
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!
MachineTwo won't allow Dunn to get back to his feet.
MachineTwo throws a big elbow that misses.
MachineTwo working some strikes from top position.
MachineTwo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing MachineTwo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control the position.
MachineTwo postures up in Dunn's guard and throws a big left but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn looking for a guillotine here but MachineTwo defends easily.
Dunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MachineTwo is pushing down on Dunn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dunn is fighting to maintain full guard but MachineTwo has managed to sneak the leg through.
MachineTwo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MachineTwo trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineTwo stalling away here and it's allowed Dunn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
MachineTwo postures up.
Dunn being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MachineTwo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunn is keeping the position for now.
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!
MachineTwo wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War MachineTwo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
MachineTwo misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from MachineTwo misses the target.
Dunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
War MachineTwo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Dunn.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but MachineTwo pushes him off.
Dunn throws a sloppy head kick and MachineTwo moves out of range easily.
Dunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MachineTwo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunn fails with the takedown
letting MachineTwo counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunn looks winded!
MachineTwo scores with a shot to the body.
Dunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MachineTwo counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MachineTwo throws a head kick that misses.
MachineTwo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dunn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MachineTwo lands a big head kick that sends Dunn tumbling to the mat! MachineTwo takes a step backwards and waves Dunn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
MachineTwo thumps Dunn with a low kick.
MachineTwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MachineTwo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MachineTwo lands a big uppercut and Dunn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dunn looks OK. MachineTwo waves Dunn back to his feet!
Dunn is rocked!
MachineTwo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dunn clean off his feet! He's out cold! MachineTwo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). War MachineTwo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royals Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royals Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Santana.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santana as he avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Santana sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Santana.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Santana.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royals Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Santana in a clinch.
Santana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Santana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana scores with a head kick.
It looks like Royals Gracie has been cut.
Santana throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Santana saw that one coming.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santana trying to control here.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Santana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Santana is defending well.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Santana is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royals Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenorio avoids it really well and circles away.
Tenorio looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green shoots and misses
and Tenorio counters with a two punch combo.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Tenorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tenorio.
Tenorio has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Tenorio wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Green gets control of Tenorio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tenorio defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tenorio wants to break free but Green has control.
Tenorio breaks the clinch.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Tenorio, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Tenorio against the cage but Tenorio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tenorio was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tenorio keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tenorio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tenorio keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green forces his way into half guard.
Tenorio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green stands up out of the half guard.
Tenorio stuffs the takedown.
Tenorio instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for a takedown.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio instigates a clinch.
Tenorio is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Tenorio stops a takedown attempt from Green.
Tenorio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tenorio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Tenorio tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tenorio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green needs to keep his hands up - Tenorio had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green gets tackled into the cage by Tenorio. Tenorio maintains the clinch.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green pulls guard effortlessly.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green has a closed guard, preventing Tenorio from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eugene Green 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.
Tenorio rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tenorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Tenorio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Green prevents Tenorio from breaking the clinch.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tenorio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenorio can't break the clinch.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tenorio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Green decides to pull guard.
Green working for a triangle but Tenorio defends it easily.
Tenorio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Tenorio keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tenorio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Green off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Claudio Tenorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tenorio lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tenorio as he jumps to the side.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tenorio pinned against the cage. Tenorio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Tenorio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tenorio wants to break free but Green has control.
Tenorio tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tenorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tenorio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenorio tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the cage.
Green has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tenorio uses from the top position.
Tenorio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a takedown attempt
and Tenorio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green misses with a takedown
and Tenorio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green with a poor takedown
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eugene Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tenorio tries to avoid it but Green manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tenorio to the ground. Tenorio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tenorio pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Green is trying to trip Tenorio. He has hold of a leg but Tenorio is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Green persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Green forces his way into half guard.
Green seems to be looking for submissions.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green stops Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Green stops Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
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!
Green postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tenorio to stand up.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tenorio pinned against the cage. Tenorio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tenorio pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Tenorio.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tenorio enables Green to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tenorio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Green dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tenorio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tenorio as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Tenorio. No joy for Green on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenorio has managed to clinch.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenorio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Tenorio rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Green pulls guard successfully.
Tenorio stands up from Green's guard - Tenorio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tenorio counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Tenorio to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green with a poor takedown
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eugene Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Tenorio wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Tenorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenorio leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tenorio forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green has picked Tenorio up - he's going for a ride! Green dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Green passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tenorio!
Green swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugene Green!
A pretty intense looking Eugene Green took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onkel Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joakim takes a swing at Helms's ribcage but misses.
Helms moves out of range of the body kick.
Joakim connects with an inside leg kick.
Joakim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Onkel Joakim has been cut.
Joakim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Helms's head.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Helms moves out of range easily.
A jab from Joakim finds it's way through Helms's defenses.
Helms takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helms swinging wildly here.
Helms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helms cracks Joakim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helms avoids the head kick by Joakim.
Helms digs a good body shot into Joakim's ribs.
Joakim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim dips to his left and cracks Helms with an uppercut!
Helms's corner calls for a 1-2. Helms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joakim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joakim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helms lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joakim backs up against the cage.
Helms scores with a shot to the body.
Joakim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Helms is out of range.
Joakim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joakim misses with a lunging right hand
and Helms counters with a stiff right hand.
Joakim scores with a head kick.
Joakim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helms counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joakim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joakim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joakim tries a head kick but it misses.
Joakim is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms's corner calls for a 1-2. Helms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Helms throws a series of punches but Joakim moves out of range.
Joakim throws a hook but Helms blocks it.
Joakim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joakim lands a leg kick that knocks Helms off balance momentarily.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Helms scores with a shot to the body.
Joakim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Onkel Joakim's cut is getting worse.
Helms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joakim.
Joakim is looking to slow Helms down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Joakim misses its intended target.
Joakim looks to land a body kick but Helms moved away.
Joakim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joakim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Helms to counter with a crisp jab.
Helms lands with a nice body punch.
Joakim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helms counters with a series of strikes. Joakim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helms scores with a jab. Joakim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helms!
Onkel Joakim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Helms throws a series of punches but Joakim moves out of range.
Helms misses with the combination.
Helms moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Helms takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Helms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joakim has time to react.
Jeez, Onkel Joakim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joakim throws a solid leg kick but Helms takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joakim.
Helms throws a combination. Joakim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joakim is rocked!
Helms blocks a leg kick.
Helms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Joakim is predictable there
and Helms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Onkel Joakim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Helms!
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