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ADN 25 The Rematch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck WIlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson Henderson 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 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, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck WIlson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WIlson looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
WIlson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but WIlson circles away.
WIlson moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
WIlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
WIlson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson stops WIlson from getting back to his feet.
WIlson tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson throws a strike but WIlson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
WIlson looking for a sweep. Not yet WIlson, not yet.
Henderson is looking to stand up but WIlson won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of WIlson's head.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
WIlson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
WIlson trying to control the position here.
WIlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson prevents WIlson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson prevents WIlson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
WIlson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson won't allow WIlson to sweep him here.
Henderson wants to control from the top but WIlson keeps moving.
Henderson throws a strike but WIlson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
WIlson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but WIlson pulls his head out easily.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as WIlson sits in half guard.
Henderson trying to get back to full guard but WIlson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
WIlson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because WIlson loaded up on that one.
Henderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
WIlson tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benson Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
WIlson is looking to clinch.
WIlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses the jab.
WIlson wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
WIlson tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
WIlson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson wants to break free but WIlson has control.
WIlson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to break free but WIlson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
WIlson stops a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but WIlson has him pressed against the cage.
WIlson tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from WIlson.
WIlson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by WIlson after a bit of a struggle.
WIlson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
WIlson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. WIlson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson tries to pull guard but WIlson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
WIlson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
WIlson prevents a takedown attempt there.
WIlson is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns WIlson into the cage.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
WIlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
WIlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
WIlson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson avoiding damage as WIlson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from WIlson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson fails to pull guard.
WIlson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
WIlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
WIlson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from WIlson, against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but WIlson has control.
WIlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
WIlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from WIlson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as WIlson tries to tie him up.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WIlson missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
WIlson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck WIlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
WIlson tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
WIlson tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but WIlson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
WIlson tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson looks for a takedown but WIlson sprawls well.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WIlson tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
WIlson tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by WIlson. WIlson maintains the clinch.
WIlson avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson decides to pull guard.
WIlson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, WIlson has managed to get both his arms back between Henderson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing WIlson from controlling successfully.
Henderson throws his legs up looking for a submission but WIlson uses it to pass to side control.
WIlson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of WIlson's head but WIlson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WIlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by WIlson which made him look bad.
Henderson rushes WIlson and presses him up against the cage.
WIlson trying to land knees to the body.
WIlson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
WIlson lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WIlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
WIlson manages to break the clinch.
Chuck WIlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
WIlson misses with the combination.
WIlson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
WIlson scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WIlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
WIlson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
WIlson lands with a slapping head kick.
WIlson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
WIlson closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
WIlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
WIlson misses with a knee strike.
Chuck WIlson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
WIlson looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WIlson is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now WIlson has his back to the cage.
WIlson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WIlson is trying to stall.
WIlson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson avoiding damage as WIlson throws knees to the body.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from WIlson, against the cage.
WIlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as WIlson tries to tie him up.
Henderson avoiding damage as WIlson throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck WIlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think WIlson 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck WIlson!
Chuck WIlson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiao da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva stuffs the takedown.
Chuteboxe avoids a kick to the body.
da Silva misses with a looping right.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and da Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chuteboxe's guard now.
da Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
da Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chuteboxe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chuteboxe has escaped and now he's on top!
da Silva is trying to keep Chuteboxe in close.
Chuteboxe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and da Silva dives on top into guard.
Chuteboxe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. da Silva is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuteboxe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because da Silva has passed into half guard!
Chuteboxe has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, da Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by da Silva!
Chuteboxe prevents da Silva from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chuteboxe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
da Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chuteboxe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
da Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chuteboxe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chuteboxe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to advance to mount but Chuteboxe denies him.
da Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chuteboxe struggling a bit here.
da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chuteboxe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuteboxe is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chuteboxe wants to control but da Silva postures up.
da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
da Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
da Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
da Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Chuteboxe is defending well.
Chuteboxe is trying to get back to half guard.
da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chuteboxe, who protects the arm well.
Chuteboxe tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuteboxe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chuteboxe keeps working.
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!
da Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastiao da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from da Silva misses.
Chuteboxe dodges the punch combination from da Silva.
da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuteboxe manages to avoid it.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown.
Chuteboxe fails to land the takedown.
Sebastiao da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva stuffs the takedown.
Chuteboxe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says da Silva as he avoids it easily.
da Silva misses with a low kick.
da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and da Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Chuteboxe didn't expect that.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Chuteboxe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
da Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
da Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva wants to control but Chuteboxe is keeping him busy.
Chuteboxe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chuteboxe is trying to control da Silva's posture but da Silva avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva advances to full mount.
da Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chuteboxe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe tries to improve position but can't.
da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chuteboxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
da Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chuteboxe tries to improve position but can't.
Chuteboxe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but da Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
da Silva working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Chuteboxe turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips da Silva off and cradles Chuteboxe's limp body as da Silva celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Sebastiao da Silva!
An out of breath Sebastiao da Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Alves Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Alves Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves Dutra wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Alves Dutra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi scores with a hook to the body. Alves Dutra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alves Dutra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Claudio Alves Dutra has been cut.
Makunouchi digs a good body shot into Alves Dutra's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Alves Dutra sprawling to the canvas. Makunouchi follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Alves Dutra hang on?
Alves Dutra is rocked!
Alves Dutra flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oh Alves Dutra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makunouchi is taking a breather. Alves Dutra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alves Dutra seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makunouchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Makunouchi scores with a big shot! Alves Dutra's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Alves Dutra! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camron Shrefick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Vicent (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camron Shrefick!
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, Victor Vicent!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrefick misses with a wild body shot.
Vicent throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shrefick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Shrefick. Beautiful body shot.
Vicent throws a jab when Shrefick was well out of range.
Vicent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shrefick moves out of range as Vicent throws a body kick.
Shrefick scores with a push kick.
Vicent looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shrefick throws a head kick that misses.
Shrefick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Shrefick there.
It looks like Victor Vicent has been cut.
Shrefick connects with a solid leg kick.
Shrefick clobbers Vicent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shrefick cracks the inside of Vicent's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrefick lands a big right hand that sends Vicent crashing to the mat! Shrefick stays standing though and waves Vicent back to his feet!
Vicent is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shrefick ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Vicent out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Camron Shrefick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Mouqinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Neely has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Mouqinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Neely !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely dives in and scores a takedown into Mouqinho's guard.
Neely postures up.
Neely is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mouqinho wants to sweep here but Neely controlling him for the moment.
Mouqinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neely can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neely looking to pass the guard.
Neely wants to control from the top but Mouqinho keeps moving.
Neely connects with a couple of short punches.
Mouqinho has his foot on Neely 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neely works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely trying to control but Mouqinho is working from the bottom.
Mouqinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mouqinho looking for a guillotine here but Neely defends easily.
Mouqinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neely can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mouqinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mouqinho, not yet.
Mouqinho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neely defends it easily.
Neely forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho is looking to improve his position.
Mouqinho has a hand on Neely 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Neely takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mouqinho is breathing heavily.
Neely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Neely lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Pablo Mouqinho has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neely lands a big shot there that rocks Mouqinho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pablo Mouqinho's cut is getting worse.
The referee warns Mouqinho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mouqinho is rocked!
Pablo Mouqinho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Mouqinho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Neely !
A very excited looking Mike Neely rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Cinderella Man By Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
159 lbs
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28
159 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryan's guard now.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryan's guard.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ryan manages to get back to half guard.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Ryan is working away.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ryan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renzo Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie jumps guard but Ryan stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Ryan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is posturing up here but Ryan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gracie tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gracie has to tap! Slick submission there by Ryan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Momma said Knock you out. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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31
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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29
192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soze.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soze. Savanis shrugs it off though.
Soze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Savanis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Savanis looks for the body kick but Soze saw that one coming.
Soze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soze.
Savanis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savanis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soze avoids it really well and circles away.
Soze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Savanis as he jumps to the side.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch but Savanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soze throws a solid leg kick but Savanis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soze.
Soze misses with a straight right.
Soze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Soze. That snapped Savanis's head back.
Soze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soze.
Savanis lands with a nice body punch.
Soze misses with a body kick.
Savanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Soze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soze misses with a leg kick.
Soze closes the distance and pushes Savanis back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze keeps control of Savanis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soze is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soze looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savanis blocking some punches.
Soze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soze tries to land a knee to the head but Savanis blocks with his arms.
Soze swings wildly with an uppercut but Savanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soze lands a nice uppercut.
Soze manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soze throws the kick towards the body but Savanis avoids it.
Soze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savanis blocks a head kick by Soze.
A combination from Soze does no damage.
Savanis blocks a head kick by Soze.
A head kick misses from Soze.
Soze loads up on a big right hand but Savanis slips the punch.
Savanis slips under a jab from Soze.
Savanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Soze.
Soze tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Soze misses its intended target.
Savanis blocks a jab.
Soze fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze slips a straight right by Savanis.
Soze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savanis lands with a good body shot.
Savanis moves away from the strike by Soze.
Soze tries to bum rush Savanis with a series of wild strikes but Savanis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soze throws an overhand right that lands on Savanis's shoulder, as Savanis tries to avoid the shot.
Soze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soze fails with the takedown.
Brody Savanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keyser Soze.
Soze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savanis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Savanis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soze scrambles back to his feet.
Savanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Soze is just out of range.
Savanis throws a series of punches but Soze avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze 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.
Soze has his takedown stuffed
and Savanis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savanis throws a series of punches but Soze moves out of range.
Savanis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soze.
Soze manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Savanis on his heels. He'll look to pass Savanis's guard now, I'm sure.
Savanis looking for a sweep. Not yet Savanis, not yet.
Soze tries to free his leg and advance position but Savanis is retaining full guard.
Soze looking to sit in guard and control but Savanis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savanis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soze has his foot on Savanis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savanis works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savanis is controlling him.
Savanis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savanis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Savanis wants to control from the top but Soze keeps moving.
Savanis wants to pass the guard but Soze is keeping the position.
Soze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savanis is one step ahead there.
Soze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savanis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savanis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savanis looking to pass the guard.
Soze looking for a guillotine here but Savanis defends easily.
Soze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savanis is in close to Soze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soze keeping full guard, as Savanis tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze is trying to control the position but Savanis postures up.
Savanis throws a big elbow that misses.
Savanis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savanis throwing strikes from guard but Soze blocks nicely.
Savanis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savanis trying to control but Soze is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soze is trying to keep Savanis in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Soze misses.
Brody Savanis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Soze blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Soze.
Savanis throws a head kick but Soze moves out of range.
Soze is looking to score with low kicks.
Keyser Soze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soze lands a head kick. Savanis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Soze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soze throws a lazy right hand but Savanis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savanis misses the shot to the body.
Soze clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soze has a couple of punches blocked by Savanis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soze swings wildly with an uppercut but Savanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soze throws a head punch that misses.
Savanis is looking to break free of the clinch but Soze has double underhooks.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Savanis is trying to break the clinch but Soze is controlling him.
Savanis has had enough of the clinch but Soze keeps him there for the moment.
Soze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Savanis moves out of range easily.
Savanis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soze on the side of the head.
Soze tries to clinch but Savanis is having none of it.
Savanis swinging wildly here.
Savanis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Savanis if he has to take too many more of those.
Savanis moves out of range of the body kick from Soze.
Soze wants to clinch up but Savanis keeps it at a distance.
Soze thows a body shot but no joy.
Soze leaves Savanis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soze cracks Savanis with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis leaves Soze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savanis.
A big left from Soze misses.
Savanis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brody Savanis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savanis swinging wildly here.
Savanis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soze backs up against the cage.
Soze throws a front kick aimed at Savanis's knee but Savanis avoids it well.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soze misses with a wild body shot.
Savanis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savanis.
Savanis misses with a series of wild punches.
Soze avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savanis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Savanis with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keyser Soze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soze 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keyser Soze!
Keyser Soze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
152 lbs
26 - 17 - 1 |
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29
158 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Mott!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mott scores with a jab to the head.
Jemall connects with a looping right hand.
Jemall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jemall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jemall pinned against the cage. Jemall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jemall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mott circles away quickly and effectively.
Mott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mott throws a leg kick but Jemall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Jemall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jemall avoids the body shot from Mott.
Mott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jemall is out of range and Mott settles back down.
Mott throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mott throws a shot to the body.
Jemall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jemall cracks the inside of Mott's front leg.
Mott throws a right and a left that Jemall avoids nicely.
Jemall slaps away a takedown attempt from Mott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdual Jemall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Mott looks winded!
Jemall throws a head kick that Mott semi-blocks.
Jemall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jemall tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Mott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mott.
Mott misses the jab.
Good exchange - Jemall coming out on top.
Nice takedown defense from Jemall. No joy for Mott on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jemall!
Mott looks for a takedown but Jemall sprawls well.
Mott moves out of range of the body kick.
Mott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jemall. Jemall obviously looking to wear him down.
Jemall fails with a takedown attempt.
Mott thows a leg kick but Jemall checks it
and Jemall counters with a low kick, right behind Mott 's knee.
Mott leaves Jemall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jemall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jemall manages to break the clinch.
Mott blocks a jab.
Jemall drives through with a takedown into Mott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jemall defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jemall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mott tries to roll over but Jemall keeps him under control.
Mott keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mott is not content to let Jemall control the position.
Mott tries to kick Jemall off but Jemall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jemall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jemall wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jemall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jemall wants to stand but Mott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mott looking for a sweep. Not yet Mott, not yet.
Jemall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jemall, into his guard.
Jemall is trying to control the position but Mott postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jemall tries to work over Mott's front leg with a kick but Mott checks it.
Jemall misses with a body kick.
Jemall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jemall.
Mott striking off his back but it's not causing Jemall any problems.
Mott is looking for a triangle but Jemall pushes his legs off easily.
Jemall stands and throws Mott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mott is looking for a sweep.
Mott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mott gets back to half guard.
Jemall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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!
Mott is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall stalling.
Mott is looking for a sweep. Jemall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jemall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jemall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jemall's back!
Jemall is keeping busy.
Jemall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mott's guard. Nice work there by Jemall.
Jemall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mott is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall is looking to work some ground and pound but Mott has wrist control.
Jemall wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Jemall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mott wants to sweep here but Jemall controlling him for the moment.
Mott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jemall's guard.
Mott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jemall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jemall looking for a sweep. Not yet Jemall, not yet.
Mott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jemall wants to hit a switch here but Mott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jemall there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands with some strikes.
Mott trying to control but Jemall is having none of it.
Mott landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jemall can't escape the position.
Jemall is working hard here to advance position.
Mott tries to control but Jemall wriggling away.
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.
Jemall regains half guard.
Jemall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mott.
Mott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jemall keeps working.
Jemall tries to get to full guard but Mott has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdual Jemall will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jemall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mott.
Jemall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jemall is fending him off so far but Mott persists. Nope, Jemall circles away and we're back to standing.
Mott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jemall circles away.
Jemall leaves Mott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdual Jemall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Jemall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jemall is looking to take a break and control but Mott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mott is looking for a sweep.
Mott can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall controlling the position from side mount.
Mott looking for a sweep but Jemall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mott is looking to improve his position but Jemall isn't that keen on the idea.
Jemall tries to control but Mott wriggling away.
Jemall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mott is looking to improve his position but Jemall isn't that keen on the idea.
Jemall goes for an armbar but Mott turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mott.
Jemall controls Mott momentarily but Mott frees himself.
Abdual Jemall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott is looking to advance position but Jemall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jemall content just to control the position here.
Mott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jemall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mott is desperately trying to improve his position but Jemall has a good base and remains in mount.
Jemall looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jemall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mott for as long as he can get away with.
Jemall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jemall trying to control but Mott is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abdual Jemall.
Mott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mott is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jemall is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall connects with the punch.
Mott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jemall enables Mott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jemall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jemall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jemall has a closed guard, preventing Mott from standing up.
Mott wants to pass the guard but Jemall is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jemall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
John Mott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mott throws a strike but Jemall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdual Jemall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jemall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdual Jemall!
A determined Abdual Jemall didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Lost In Space as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
159 lbs
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25
169 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson has managed to clinch.
Robinson is stalling here.
Maldini tries to pull guard but Robinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robinson working Maldini over with knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maldini tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A short right from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maldini takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jose Maldini has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maldini shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Maldini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldini fails with the takedown
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maldini or not.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maldini jumps guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robinson postures up in Maldini's guard and throws a big left but Maldini blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson with a nice head shot there.
Maldini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maldini has wrist control.
Maldini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robinson defends well.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maldini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Robinson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Robinson.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maldini sees it coming and defends easily.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maldini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
Robinson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Maldini is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldini tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Robinson trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Maldini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maldini wants to clinch.
Robinson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson working Maldini over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maldini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Robinson connects with a nice short shot to Maldini's temple.
Maldini is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson wants to take a breather but Maldini is having none of it.
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!
Maldini actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maldini manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maldini is trying to keep Robinson in close.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Robinson is in close to Maldini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robinson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Robinson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses. Maldini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robinson's guard. Nice move by Maldini!
Maldini stops Robinson from standing up.
Robinson pulls Maldini in close to prevent any damage.
Maldini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a strike but Robinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Maldini keeps moving.
Robinson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maldini has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Maldini is keeping the position.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
Robinson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Maldini's closed guard. He's half up but Maldini has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Maldini pivots and extends the arm, Robinson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Maldini! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Maldini!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes into the arena with Bark at the moon blaring out of the sound system. Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lights Out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Dennis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Man parries the strikes from Dennis easily there. Dennis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Dennis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dennis trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man prevents Dennis from improving position.
Dennis scores with punches from side control.
Man parries the strikes from Dennis easily there. Dennis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Man's legs.
Dennis working away.
Man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dennis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dennis tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Dennis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dennis content to control rather than advance.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to kick Dennis off but Dennis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Man is in trouble now - Dennis has advanced to mount!
Man is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dennis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dennis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dennis.
Dennis looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Dennis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dennis looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dennis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man wants to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Dennis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man moves in looking to clinch but Dennis pushes him off.
Dennis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dennis somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man scores with a jab.
Dennis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Dennis throws a big shot that misses.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dennis circles away quickly and effectively.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Dennis counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dennis misses the target.
A big left from Man misses.
Dennis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dennis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man misses with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Dennis moves away and avoids it.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dennis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man scores with a jab.
Dennis fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Dennis.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Dennis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Jorge Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man throws a right and a left that Dennis avoids nicely.
Dennis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man missing with a left hand there. Dennis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dennis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man pulls Dennis in to control the position.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorge Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dennis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man wants to pass the guard but Dennis is keeping the position.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ice Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dennis shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis thows a body shot but no joy.
Man looks to land a right hand but Dennis moved out of range.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Dennis.
A big left from Man misses.
Ice Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dennis.
Dennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Ice Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man cracks a nice hook into Dennis's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jorge Dennis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Dennis looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a straight right.
Dennis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Dennis misses with a double jab.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dennis staying out of range there.
Man throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man dips to his left and cracks Dennis with an uppercut!
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Dennis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dennis blocks a jab.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice combination there by Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dennis lands in his opponent's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Dennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ice Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dennis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dennis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Dennis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Dennis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Dennis. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Dennis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
Dennis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man jabs Dennis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Man.
Man looks to land a combination. Dennis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dennis manages to avoid it.
Dennis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dennis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dennis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man takes a swing at Dennis's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a straight right.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Dennis slips under a jab from Man.
A big left from Man misses.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dennis is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Dennis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dennis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dennis walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Dennis throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Dennis throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennis's guard. Nice move by Man!
Man wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
Dennis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dennis trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!
Ice Man is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ice Man 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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