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ADN 27 Celtic Frost PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by arrival to earth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Palhares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Palhares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Palhares drops back down to his feet.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira 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.
Palhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Palhares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Palhares has managed to get both his arms back between Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Oliveira looks winded!
Palhares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palhares jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Palhares has managed to get both his arms back between Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Palhares drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oliveira dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliveira wants to get up but he can't break Palhares's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Palhares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira stands up from Palhares's guard - Oliveira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares tries to improve position but can't.
Oliveira is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Palhares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oliveira's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Palhares is controlling the position.
Oliveira wants to control but Palhares is keeping him busy.
Palhares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Palhares is defending well.
Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Palhares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oliveira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palhares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joabe Oliveira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Palhares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oliveira quickly recovers to half guard.
Palhares is trying to work for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palhares drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oliveira dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Joabe Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira gets to his feet - Palhares follows without any prompting.
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palhares quickly recovers to half guard.
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palhares actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Palhares is defending well.
Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palhares actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira is nestled in close to Palhares, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is working for a kimura but Palhares is defending it quite comfortably.
Palhares is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Oliveira is tapping! Great win for Palhares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rousimar Palhares!
An out of breath Rousimar Palhares 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deisel Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noi's entrance music is Butts, Butts, Butts, Butts..... A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deisel Noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto closes the distance but Noi moves to the side
and Noi counters with a straight right hand.
Noi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberto's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noi.
Roberto closes the distance but Noi moves to the side
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noi scores with a nice right hand.
Noi punishes Roberto's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Noi circles away.
Roberto looks to clinch
and Noi counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Noi ducks down to avoid it.
Roberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noi digs a good body shot into Roberto's ribs.
Roberto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noi sprawls well. Noi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Noi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raphael Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noi scores with a body shot.
Roberto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noi counters with a nice body shot.
Roberto tries to move into range but Noi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roberto moves in looking to clinch but Noi pushes him off.
Noi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberto in his tracks.
That kick from Noi tenderised Roberto's leg. Roberto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberto walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Noi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Noi circles away.
Deisel Noi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noi throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
Roberto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noi swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch but Noi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noi lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Noi.
Noi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Roberto misses its intended target.
Noi throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
Roberto tries to clinch but Noi moves away
and Noi counters with a left to the body.
Noi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noi.
Noi lands with a shot to the body.
Noi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Noi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roberto throws a head kick that misses.
Roberto looks to clinch
and Noi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Noi - just one landing.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Noi circles away.
Roberto looks to throw a body kick
letting Noi counter with a right hand.
Noi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberto momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noi.
Roberto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noi lands an overhand right.
Noi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberto circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noi lands a nice hook to Roberto's body. Roberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberto wants to clinch.
Roberto misses with a combination
and Noi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noi can pounce on him.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roberto fails with the takedown.
Noi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberto. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Roberto or perhaps it was just good defense by Noi which made him look bad.
Deisel Noi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Roberto.
Roberto looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noi connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Noi - just one landing.
Roberto closes the distance but Noi moves to the side
and Noi counters with a head kick. That will keep Roberto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deisel Noi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noi lands a head kick. Roberto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noi throws a nice looking combination but Roberto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Noi, right into the meat.
Roberto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roberto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberto throws a lazy body kick
and Noi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberto misses with a two punch combination.
Noi scores with a jab to the head.
Roberto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Noi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberto momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Noi. That snapped Roberto's head back.
Noi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Noi circles away.
Noi lands a nice looking body shot.
Noi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noi connects with a right hand. Roberto shakes it off.
Noi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noi counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberto looks for a takedown but Noi sprawls well.
Roberto tries to clinch but Noi is having none of it.
Roberto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noi lands an overhand right.
Roberto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noi avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noi catches Roberto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noi swivels and escapes.
Deisel Noi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Roberto.
Roberto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberto can do to turn this around?
Roberto avoids the head kick by Noi.
Noi scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberto should have avoided that one.
Roberto tries to clinch up but Noi circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberto darts in trying to clinch
letting Noi counter with a right hand.
Roberto walks into a left hand.
Roberto has Noi up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto fails to pull guard.
Noi digs a right hand into Roberto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roberto's gas tank.
Roberto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noi breaks from the clinch.
Noi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roberto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberto's calf.
Noi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Noi is fending him off so far but Roberto persists. Nope, Noi circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberto is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noi scores with a nice head shot.
Noi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noi connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noi connects with a right hand. Roberto shakes it off.
Noi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noi lands a nice hook to Roberto's body. Roberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noi leaves Roberto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roberto moves forwards but Noi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Noi scores with a three punch combo!
Roberto is rocked!
Deisel Noi is winning the standup battle so far.
Noi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Noi circles away.
Noi cracks the inside of Roberto's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noi throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
Noi connects with the punch.
Noi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deisel Noi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Noi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noi scores with a nice strike.
Roberto tries to clinch up but Noi circles away and keeps his distance.
Noi lands a nice shot that snaps Roberto's head back.
Noi stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberto. Roberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberto moves into the clinch.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberto connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Deisel Noi has been cut.
Roberto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noi has him pressed against the cage.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Noi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Noi.
Noi lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto wants to stall.
A short right from Noi on the inside.
Noi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberto takes a shot to the head.
Noi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roberto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Noi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roberto.
A right hand to the body from Noi.
Roberto trying to control the position but instead, Noi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberto into the cage.
Noi lands an uppercut.
Noi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Noi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Noi breaks from the clinch.
Noi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raphael Roberto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto darts in trying to clinch
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noi cracks Roberto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberto is still on wobbly legs! Can Noi finish him?
Nice jab there from Noi.
Noi punishes Roberto's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberto gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Noi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deisel Noi!
As Deisel Noi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nothing comes close to having your hands raised when you're not supposed to. When its not supposed to be. It's defiance. There's nothing sweeter than defiance.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Herbstreit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbstreit comes to the cage accompanied by Herb Alpert - Street Life. Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Herbstreit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Herbstreit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Herbstreit off balance momentarily.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herbstreit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Herbstreit lands a right hook to the body.
Herbstreit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herbstreit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Herbstreit.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Herbstreit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Alex Ramirez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbstreit misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbstreit leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit wants to clinch.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Herbstreit checks a leg kick.
Herbstreit moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Herbstreit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Herbstreit as he avoids it easily.
Herbstreit gets a clinch.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herbstreit has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Herbstreit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Herbstreit won't allow 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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbstreit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herbstreit walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramirez looks winded!
Herbstreit wants to clinch.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit clinches.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Herbstreit stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Herbstreit lands with a right to the head.
Herbstreit misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Herbstreit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Herbstreit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herbstreit lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez drags the fight down to the ground.
Herbstreit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Herbstreit is controlling him.
Herbstreit controlling from the top position.
Herbstreit throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herbstreit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez has his foot on Herbstreit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herbstreit works his way back into a safe position though.
Herbstreit stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Herbstreit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Herbstreit closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Herbstreit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chad Herbstreit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Herbstreit tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Herbstreit with a series of wild strikes but Herbstreit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Herbstreit closes the distance and clinches.
Herbstreit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Herbstreit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Herbstreit.
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramirez wants to control but Herbstreit is keeping him busy.
Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Herbstreit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ramirez manages to move to mount!
Herbstreit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Herbstreit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ramirez has hold of Herbstreit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Herbstreit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbstreit bucks Ramirez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herbstreit 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.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Herbstreit lands with a shot to the body.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Herbstreit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herbstreit checks it well.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herbstreit doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Herbstreit avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herbstreit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chad Herbstreit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Herbstreit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herbstreit has managed to clinch.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Herbstreit to keep the fight standing.
Herbstreit throws a head punch that misses.
Herbstreit misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Herbstreit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herbstreit walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Herbstreit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herbstreit wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herbstreit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herbstreit is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herbstreit is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Herbstreit has wrist control.
Herbstreit wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
Herbstreit pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Herbstreit dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herbstreit throws out the jab.
Herbstreit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herbstreit tries to avoid it but Ramirez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herbstreit to the ground. Herbstreit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herbstreit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez throws a push kick but Herbstreit slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Herbstreit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
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 Chad Herbstreit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Herbstreit counters with a series of strikes. Ramirez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramirez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Herbstreit!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alex Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Herbstreit is working from the bottom.
Herbstreit tries to escape but Ramirez is in control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez in side control, throwing shots but Herbstreit defends.
Ramirez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Herbstreit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbstreit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramirez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramirez tries to score with some ground and pound. Herbstreit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramirez wants to control but Herbstreit is keeping him busy.
Herbstreit wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez drags him back down.
Herbstreit dodges the ground and pound from Ramirez.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Herbstreit throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herbstreit has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Herbstreit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Herbstreit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Herbstreit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Herbstreit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbstreit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Herbstreit has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Herbstreit working aggressively here.
Herbstreit misses with a punch on the inside.
Herbstreit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herbstreit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herbstreit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
Chad Herbstreit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Herbstreit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez has Herbstreit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Herbstreit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Herbstreit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Herbstreit misses with some punches.
A short right from Herbstreit.
Alex Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Herbstreit has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez is working for takedown but Herbstreit is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Herbstreit.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herbstreit just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Herbstreit has double underhooks.
Ramirez is trying to drag Herbstreit to the mat but Herbstreit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chad Herbstreit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Herbstreit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herbstreit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Herbstreit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lost In Space. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Will Robinson enters the cage!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lineker.
Robinson swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Lineker throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Lineker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lineker feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lineker.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lineker.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Lineker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lineker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Lineker misses with a head kick.
Robinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lineker scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lineker. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Lineker feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a body punch but Lineker moves out of range.
Robinson looks to land a combination. Lineker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Lineker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lineker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson tries to bum rush Lineker with a series of wild strikes but Lineker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lineker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lineker - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Lineker tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lineker ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lineker can pounce on him.
Lineker is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Lineker misses with a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown. Lineker fights it but they end up in guard.
Lineker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lineker pulls Robinson in close to prevent any damage.
Robinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lineker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stands up over Lineker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Lineker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lineker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lineker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robinson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lineker doesn't defend quickly enough and Robinson has managed to lock this one up! Can Lineker escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Robinson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Robinson!
Will Robinson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Golden Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Alves Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jaime Carvalho has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jaime Carvalho seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Alves Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves Dutra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carvalho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carvalho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves Dutra prevents it.
Alves Dutra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alves Dutra working hard to break the clinch.
Alves Dutra misses with a body punch.
Alves Dutra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Carvalho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Alves Dutra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves Dutra quickly recovers to half guard.
Carvalho tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Carvalho is keen to just control but Alves Dutra is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carvalho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves Dutra is looking to escape.
Carvalho controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho breaks from Alves Dutra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alves Dutra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Carvalho is just content to waste time from the top position. Alves Dutra takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho is looking to stand up but Alves Dutra won't let him.
Carvalho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves Dutra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carvalho has managed to get both his arms back between Alves Dutra's legs - danger averted.
Alves Dutra keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves Dutra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves Dutra has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carvalho has passed into side control.
Carvalho trying to control the position but Alves Dutra is working away.
Alves Dutra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carvalho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves Dutra on the ground.
Carvalho controlling the pace.
Alves Dutra wants to get back to his feet.
Alves Dutra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carvalho pulls his head out easily.
Alves Dutra tries to get to full guard but Carvalho has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carvalho trying to control from Alves Dutra's half guard. Alves Dutra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alves Dutra striking off his back but it's not causing Carvalho any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves Dutra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho wants to stand but Alves Dutra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Alves Dutra or perhaps it was just good defense by Carvalho which made him look bad.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Alves Dutra with a series of wild strikes but Alves Dutra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Carvalho does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Carvalho or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves Dutra which made him look bad.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carvalho here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Alves Dutra dives in and grabs Carvalho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes down on Alves Dutra's head and hops out.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves Dutra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carvalho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves Dutra doesn't manage to clinch there - Carvalho circles away.
Jaime Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho closes the distance and clinches.
Carvalho blocks an uppercut.
Alves Dutra is pressed up against the cage. Carvalho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves Dutra down to the mat. Alves Dutra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alves Dutra pushes Carvalho off and gets back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook.
Carvalho lands with a kick to the temple. Alves Dutra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves Dutra avoids it really well and circles away.
Carvalho moves into the clinch.
Alves Dutra tries to score a body lock takedown but Carvalho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carvalho has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alves Dutra is trying to keep an underhook but Carvalho manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves Dutra punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alves Dutra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves Dutra working a defensive guard here.
Carvalho throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves Dutra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alves Dutra keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves Dutra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carvalho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alves Dutra, up you get!
Alves Dutra throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Alves Dutra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carvalho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves Dutra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carvalho walks away with a smile on his face. Alves Dutra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carvalho throws a sloppy head kick and Alves Dutra moves out of range easily.
Alves Dutra wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves Dutra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carvalho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carvalho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alves Dutra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves Dutra working for a triangle but Carvalho defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves Dutra keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Carvalho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alves Dutra did well to prevent Carvalho getting side control.
Alves Dutra has one foot on Carvalho's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves Dutra is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Carvalho rolls with it to try and escape but Alves Dutra cranks on the arm and Carvalho is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claudio Alves Dutra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man By Eminem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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159 lbs
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24
159 lbs
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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
11 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ryan tries to bench press Maldini off him but Maldini keeps the position.
Maldini working the ground and pound.
Maldini works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maldini cracks Ryan with a big right hand but Ryan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maldini is staying tight to Ryan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maldini in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maldini looks up at the clock and then as Ryan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maldini smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini tries for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Maldini lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryan down.
Ryan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maldini's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maldini lands with a punch from half guard.
Maldini looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is refusing to be controlled, as Maldini sits in half guard.
Maldini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maldini lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maldini.
Ryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maldini scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Maldini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maldini stands up over Ryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is in close to Ryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ryan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maldini has managed to get both his arms back between Ryan's legs - danger averted.
Maldini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Maldini passes Ryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryan is staying active underneath Maldini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan has a hand on Maldini's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Maldini takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Maldini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maldini postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ryan looks a forlorn figure.
Maldini lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands a big elbow.
Maldini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maldini landing strikes from the mount and Ryan is in trouble!
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
Maldini working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryan is looking to get to half guard.
Maldini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ryan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ryan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maldini landing shots from mount.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maldini wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Ryan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldini pulls his head out easily.
Maldini working Ryan over with strikes.
Maldini is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan looking for subs from the bottom but Maldini mounts him!
Ryan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Ryan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maldini raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Maldini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Maldini. Maldini gets slowly back to his feet.
Maldini darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maldini looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldini pulls his head out easily.
Maldini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ryan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ryan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Maldini from controlling successfully.
Maldini cracks Ryan with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maldini defends well.
Maldini advances position into side control!
Ryan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ryan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Maldini has control of the leg.
Maldini is nestled in close to Ryan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Maldini there.
Maldini moves nicely into side control.
Maldini wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maldini working the head and body with strikes.
Maldini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ryan is looking for a kimura but Maldini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ryan to get the leverage.
Maldini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maldini is keeping the position for now.
Maldini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maldini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maldini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maldini has escaped and now he's on top!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maldini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maldini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ryan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maldini has managed to get both his arms back between Ryan's legs - danger averted.
Maldini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maldini is working Ryan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maldini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maldini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ryan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ryan is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini lands a few punches from side control.
Maldini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jose Maldini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maldini off and has taken his back!
Ryan doesn't have the hooks in and Maldini manages to turn into his guard.
Ryan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maldini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maldini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ryan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maldini with a nice head shot there.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Maldini tries to pass.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maldini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maldini postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Ryan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maldini stacks Ryan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maldini!
Maldini working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maldini lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Maldini scores with punches from side control.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
Ryan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maldini connects with a decent elbow.
Ryan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ryan is refusing to be controlled, as Maldini sits in half guard.
Maldini looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan taking some punishment here, with Maldini in his half guard.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maldini scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands strikes from half guard.
Ryan is staying active underneath Maldini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan is defending against the submission attempts here by Maldini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Maldini there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Maldini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maldini moves nicely into side control.
Maldini working the head and body with strikes.
Maldini grinds an elbow into Ryan's temple.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maldini off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini can't escape the position.
Ryan looking to break Maldini's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Maldini remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ryan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Maldini is really stuck here.
Maldini breaks Ryan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ryan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maldini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maldini trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Maldini working some strikes from top position.
Maldini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Maldini is in close to Ryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maldini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Maldini frees his head nicely. Oh but Ryan has switched to an armbar! Maldini is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Ryan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liberius Beowulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Alesso & Dirty South - City Of Dreams (Original Mix). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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34
215 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
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28
221 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liberius Beowulf!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beowulf. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Beowulf.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Beowulf counters with a leg kick.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Beowulf dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Beowulf avoids it well.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beowulf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beowulf throws a push kick but Ortiz slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Beowulf struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
Beowulf swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Beowulf throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beowulf taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beowulf is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Beowulf.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Beowulf.
Ortiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beowulf misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Beowulf breaks the clinch.
Ortiz checks the leg kick.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beowulf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beowulf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beowulf ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Liberius Beowulf has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beowulf sprawls well. Beowulf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Liberius Beowulf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf takes one to the side of the head.
Ortiz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beowulf momentarily.
Beowulf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beowulf slips a jab from Ortiz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beowulf. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Ortiz coming out on top.
Beowulf is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beowulf misses with a kick to the body.
Beowulf throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Beowulf ducks under and follows up with a left that Beowulf also avoids with ease.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beowulf misses with a body kick.
Beowulf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beowulf is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Beowulf as Ortiz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beowulf on the side of the head.
Beowulf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz catches Beowulf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Beowulf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beowulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beowulf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beowulf.
Beowulf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beowulf slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beowulf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beowulf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz throws a jab when Beowulf was well out of range.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beowulf doesn't seem bothered though.
Beowulf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Beowulf tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beowulf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beowulf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ortiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ortiz cracks Beowulf with an open hand slap.
Ortiz blocks a leg kick.
Beowulf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Beowulf pushes him off.
Beowulf lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beowulf lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beowulf throws the kick towards the body but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liberius Beowulf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beowulf looks for the body kick but Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beowulf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beowulf tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortiz is in Beowulf's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beowulf keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Beowulf pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Beowulf keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz distracts Beowulf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beowulf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beowulf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beowulf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Beowulf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz is working Beowulf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beowulf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ortiz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beowulf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Beowulf wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz is thwarting Beowulf's attempts to control the position.
Beowulf taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beowulf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beowulf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz works his way into full mount!
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Liberius Beowulf's cut even more.
The referee warns Beowulf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortiz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The cut above Liberius Beowulf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Liberius Beowulf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). SergiO Ortiz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, SergiO Ortiz waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe punishes Bo's body with a nice straight punch.
Boothe connects with a body shot.
Boothe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bo checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boothe.
Boothe lands a big head kick that sends Bo tumbling to the mat! Boothe takes a step backwards and waves Bo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Banner Bo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boothe. That's going to slow Bo down.
A left lands for Boothe.
Bo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boothe.
Bo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boothe throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Boothe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral has a takedown stuffed.
Smalls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smalls swings for the body but Sobral moves out of range.
Smalls throws a right hand that Sobral ducks under and follows up with a left that Sobral also avoids with ease.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smalls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smalls's half guard.
Smalls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smalls trying to control from the bottom.
Sobral is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Smalls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral is pressing down on Smalls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smalls is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobral.
Smalls is trying to stand back up but Sobral is controlling him
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobral slips a nice elbow through Smalls's hands, connecting with Smalls's forehead.
Sobral wants to take a breather but Smalls is having none of it.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smalls is trying to stand back up but Sobral is controlling him
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Smalls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral wants to free his trapped foot but Smalls is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls wants to get back to full guard.
Smalls is looking to escape.
Smalls wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls wants to get back to his feet.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Smalls is defending well.
Sobral is taking a breather. Smalls 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Smalls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral with a poor takedown
and Smalls counters with a nice body shot.
Reggie Smalls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smalls connects with a body shot that sends Sobral's belly button to the back.
Smalls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smalls throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobral counters with a straight right hand.
Smalls walks into a left hand.
Sobral fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smalls to the ground. Sobral is now in Smalls's guard.
Sobral throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smalls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smalls controls Sobral momentarily but Sobral frees himself.
Smalls wants to stand up but Sobral is controlling him.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral looking to sit in guard and control but Smalls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls works over Sobral with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smalls passes into half guard.
Sobral is looking to control Smalls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobral avoid being mounted?
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral is not content to let Smalls control the position.
Sobral wants to control but Smalls is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sobral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smalls defends it nicely.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smalls as he jumps to the side.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smalls just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Sobral slips under a jab from Smalls.
Sobral misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Smalls misses the target.
Sobral lands a jab-cross combination.
Smalls is looking to wear down Sobral with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sobral slips a jab and a cross from Smalls.
Smalls misses with a left hand
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sobral is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smalls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reggie Smalls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Sobral shows good takedown defense.
Smalls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobral avoids it really well and circles away.
Sobral takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horrible takedown by Sobral or perhaps it was just good defense by Smalls which made him look bad.
Smalls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Smalls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smalls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Smalls connects with a body shot that sends Sobral's belly button to the back.
Smalls lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobral off the cage and back into range.
Smalls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls throws a one two combo.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Smalls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smalls throws a wild body kick that Sobral sees coming a mile off.
Smalls throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls scores with a head kick.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smalls.
Smalls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobral throws a good cross that connects.
Sobral tries to sprawl but Smalls drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sobral wants to control but Smalls is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobral won't allow Smalls to pass to mount.
Smalls prevents Sobral from improving his position.
Sobral is pressing down on Smalls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Smalls pushes his legs off easily.
Sobral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smalls is aware though and is defending well.
Smalls trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smalls sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobral's guard.
Smalls prevents Sobral from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Smalls.
Smalls trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Smalls prevents Sobral from improving his position.
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. Smalls connects with a nice short shot to Sobral's temple.
Sobral has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smalls is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Smalls.
Smalls working over Sobral with some ground and pound. Sobral looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalls throwing shots but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral is not content to let Smalls control the position.
Smalls looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobral showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalls.
Smalls looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
Sobral scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sobral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral misses with a body shot
and Smalls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smalls throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reggie Smalls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smalls keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smalls misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smalls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral is keen to just control but Smalls is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smalls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobral.
Sobral seems to be working for a kimura but Smalls defends the submission attempt.
Smalls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobral.
Smalls is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Smalls gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smalls looking for a sweep. Not yet Smalls, not yet.
Sobral advances position into side control!
Sobral tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobral has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smalls, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sobral tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smalls is trying to buck Sobral off.
Smalls is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smalls tries to kick Sobral off but Sobral keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sobral is working for a kimura but Smalls is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls pushes Sobral off looking to stand but Sobral dives back in and keeps control.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral trying to control the action but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Sobral lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sobral thows a huge punch but Smalls dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smalls trying to control here.
Sobral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smalls defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Smalls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smalls tries a head kick but it misses.
Smalls lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smalls throws a nice head kick!
Smalls throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral takes a swing at Smalls's ribcage but misses.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Sobral moves out of range.
A left lands for Sobral.
Smalls looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smalls lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smalls.
Sobral shoots in and gets a takedown into Smalls's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral landing some decent shots from guard.
Smalls has Sobral pulled in close to control his posture.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Smalls is keeping the position.
Sobral controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Smalls has wrist control.
Smalls 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smalls looks to land a combination. Sobral sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smalls throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown. Smalls fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral throws a strike but Smalls rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobral is trying to control the position but Smalls postures up.
Smalls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smalls defends it easily.
Smalls chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls prevents Sobral from getting back to his feet.
Sobral is trying to control the position but Smalls postures up.
Sobral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smalls doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Smalls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smalls wants to control but Sobral is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sobral cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looking to control but Smalls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smalls is trying to escape the mount.
Smalls tries to lock up and control but Sobral gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sobral throws some wild stikes that Smalls manages to avoid easily.
Sobral fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral trying to control but Smalls is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smalls leaves Sobral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smalls tries for a takedown but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Julio Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls misses with an uppercut
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Smalls keeps moving.
Sobral postures up.
Smalls is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobral slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smalls prevents Sobral from improving position.
Smalls sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral moves into full mount! Smalls won't be happy about that!
Sobral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smalls is looking to escape.
Smalls tries to reverse the position but Sobral maintains control.
Sobral unloads with some shots from mount but Smalls bucks and avoids them well.
Smalls is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sobral throwing strikes here but Smalls is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smalls has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smalls is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Sobral with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sobral throws a sloppy strike and Smalls uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Smalls has ended up in Sobral's guard.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral is trying to control the position but Smalls postures up.
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Sobral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smalls.
Sobral has control of Smalls's left arm, preventing Smalls from doing any damage.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reggie Smalls wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sobral looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smalls. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smalls stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobral. Sobral gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobral has a takedown stuffed.
Reggie Smalls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Smalls.
Smalls dives in and grabs Sobral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sobral pushes down on Smalls's head and hops out.
Smalls misses with a wild combination.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Smalls. Those never looked like landing.
Sobral has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sobral showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalls.
Smalls moves forwards but Sobral connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Sobral or perhaps it was just good defense by Smalls which made him look bad.
Reggie Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobral 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral gave a mention to Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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