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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guibons Shueryuken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guibons Shueryuken!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shueryuken dodges the punch combination from Brandao.
Shueryuken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
Shueryuken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brandao and Shueryuken goes tumbling to the canvas! Brandao follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Shueryuken is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brandao prevents Shueryuken from improving his position.
Shueryuken is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brandao jumps into side control!
Brandao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brandao is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shueryuken will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shueryuken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shueryuken.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brandao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brandao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shueryuken's head.
Shueryuken wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shueryuken is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandao.
Brandao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shueryuken tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brandao slows the pace down in half guard.
Shueryuken pushes Brandao off but Brandao dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shueryuken some visible discomfort.
Brandao controlling the position from side mount.
The strikes coming from Brandao are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Shueryuken wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Shueryuken is looking to regain half guard here but Brandao keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandao is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao decides to stand back up. Brandao steps back and let's Shueryuken get back to his feet.
Brandao has closed the distance and engaged Shueryuken in a clinch.
Shueryuken wants to get back to striking at distance but Brandao won't allow it.
Brandao taking a breather.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Shueryuken.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shueryuken is trying to break the clinch but Brandao is controlling him.
Shueryuken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brandao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
Shueryuken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shueryuken looks gassed!
Shueryuken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shueryuken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shueryuken's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brandao pushing down on Shueryuken's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Brandao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
Shueryuken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brandao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shueryuken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shueryuken trying to strike off his back.
Ramon Brandao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters by clinching up.
Shueryuken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shueryuken backwards.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shueryuken backwards.
Brandao pushes Shueryuken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Brandao - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Brandao.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike.
Shueryuken is breathing heavily.
Shueryuken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao tries to break the clinch but Shueryuken is controlling the position.
Brandao jumps into guard, dragging Shueryuken to the mat.
Brandao looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Shueryuken is defending well. Brandao quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Shueryuken has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brandao celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Brandao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Rocha Freire Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henrique Cardoso was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Freire Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardoso.
Cardoso has closed the distance and engaged Rocha Freire Junior in a clinch.
Rocha Freire Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a series of punches but Cardoso avoids them all with ease.
Cardoso shoots in but Rocha Freire Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocha Freire Junior lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cardoso shoots for a double leg takedown but Rocha Freire Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Cardoso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rocha Freire Junior sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cardoso somewhat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rocha Freire Junior!
Henrique Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha Freire Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cardoso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rocha Freire Junior lands a jab.
Cardoso walks into a stiff left hand from Rocha Freire Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardoso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocha Freire Junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rocha Freire Junior.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha Freire Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cardoso is defending against the submission attempts here by Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior trying to control from half guard but Cardoso is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha Freire Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rocha Freire Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cardoso defending well though.
Rocha Freire Junior drops an elbow to the side of Cardoso's head.
Rocha Freire Junior working Cardoso over with strikes.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardoso is looking to control Rocha Freire Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cardoso avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Rocha Freire Junior is going to stand back up.
Rocha Freire Junior lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocha Freire Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cardoso's head.
Rocha Freire Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to clinch
and Cardoso counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rocha Freire Junior's guard now.
Cardoso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rocha Freire Junior manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardoso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior 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.
Cardoso rushes Rocha Freire Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha Freire Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha Freire Junior shoots in for a double leg but Cardoso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cardoso closes the distance but Rocha Freire Junior moves to the side
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a body kick that stops Cardoso in his tracks momentarily.
Cardoso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to control. Cardoso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rocha Freire Junior takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to stand up but Cardoso has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cardoso is looking for a sweep. Rocha Freire Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso has one foot on Rocha Freire Junior's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rocha Freire Junior closes the distance and pushes Cardoso back into the cage.
Rocha Freire Junior jumps guard.
Rocha Freire Junior throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cardoso wants to control from the top but Rocha Freire Junior keeps moving.
Rocha Freire Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardoso.
Cardoso gets to his feet. Rocha Freire Junior looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rocha Freire Junior lands with a nice combination. Cardoso backs away looking to recover.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cardoso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rocha Freire Junior circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocha Freire Junior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cardoso's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha Freire Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cardoso's guard.
Rocha Freire Junior seems to be looking for submissions.
Rocha Freire Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardoso is looking to improve his position.
Cardoso is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cardoso trying to control here.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to take a breather but Cardoso is having none of it.
Rocha Freire Junior stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha Freire Junior lands the left hand.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to bum rush Cardoso with a series of wild strikes but Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocha Freire Junior connects with the punch.
Rocha Freire Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocha Freire Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cardoso counters with a shoot takedown. Rocha Freire Junior fights it but they end up in guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cardoso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rocha Freire Junior's head.
Rocha Freire Junior scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cardoso has his takedown stuffed
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Rocha Freire Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso wants to clinch
enabling Rocha Freire Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rocha Freire Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rocha Freire Junior gets a clinch.
Cardoso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rocha Freire Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha Freire Junior lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cardoso misses with a takedown attempt
and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocha Freire Junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rocha Freire Junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rocha Freire Junior working for a guillotine from mount but Cardoso is in no mood to give up.
Cardoso is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cardoso is looking to escape.
Rocha Freire Junior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cardoso?
Rocha Freire Junior is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cardoso is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cardoso is in a horrible position here. Rocha Freire Junior smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rocha Freire Junior get's back to his feet.
Rocha Freire Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Cardoso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rocha Freire Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Cardoso.
Rocha Freire Junior landing knees to the head.
Cardoso fails to pull guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cardoso is pressed up against the cage. Rocha Freire Junior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cardoso down to the mat. Cardoso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rocha Freire Junior stuns Cardoso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocha Freire Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Rocha Freire Junior's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rocha Freire Junior duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso scores a takedown into full mount!
Cardoso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rocha Freire Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cardoso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Cardoso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rocha Freire Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cardoso. What's that going to do exactly?
Cardoso wants to control the pace but Rocha Freire Junior is squirming around nicely.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocha Freire Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cardoso tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rocha Freire Junior is bucking up trying to escape but Cardoso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henrique Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocha Freire Junior tries to lock up and control but Cardoso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rocha Freire Junior can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha Freire Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Conterraneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park - Bleed It Out . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Conterraneo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conterraneo is trying to keep Balboa in close.
Conterraneo is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
Conterraneo keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Conterraneo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Conterraneo wants to stand but Balboa is controlling the position.
Balboa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Balboa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conterraneo 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.
Balboa advances to half guard.
Conterraneo trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa stands up and beckons Conterraneo to join him on the feet.
Balboa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balboa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Conterraneo sees it coming and defends easily.
Conterraneo is trying to get back to full guard.
Balboa trying to control from half guard but Conterraneo is working away.
Balboa throwing shots but Conterraneo is blocking nicely.
Balboa is looking for a kimura here.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Conterraneo is looking to control Balboa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conterraneo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conterraneo is defending against the submission attempts here by Balboa.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Conterraneo is trying to maintain the position but Balboa is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Conterraneo clinches.
Conterraneo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conterraneo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balboa counters with a shoot takedown. Conterraneo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conterraneo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Conterraneo keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Balboa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conterraneo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balboa thows a big elbow that misses.
Balboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balboa trying to control but Conterraneo is working from the bottom.
Balboa is really struggling to control Conterraneo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Conterraneo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conterraneo tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conterraneo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conterraneo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Balboa tries to improve position but can't.
Balboa is working hard here to advance position.
Balboa is trying to work for a sweep but Conterraneo has mounted him!
Balboa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balboa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Balboa trying to control but Conterraneo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Conterraneo.
Balboa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Balboa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balboa is pressing down on Conterraneo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Balboa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conterraneo defends well.
Conterraneo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Balboa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa is looking for a triangle here but Conterraneo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conterraneo advances nicely into full mount.
Conterraneo wants to control the pace but Balboa is squirming around nicely.
Balboa is trying desperately to improve position.
Conterraneo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
Balboa working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Balboa is just holding on here. Conterraneo manages to take his back.
Conterraneo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Balboa is looking for a way out.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Conterraneo looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Balboa taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edson Conterraneo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Flamenguista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merk Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Flamenguista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merk Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flamenguista fails to land the takedown.
Flamenguista looks for a takedown but Romero sprawls well.
Romero tries for a takedown but Flamenguista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Flamenguista back into the cage.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flamenguista just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adriano Flamenguista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merk Romero.
Flamenguista is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Romero has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flamenguista avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flamenguista is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero tries to pull guard but Flamenguista won't allow it.
Romero tries to pull guard but Flamenguista won't allow it.
Flamenguista gets control of Romero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flamenguista will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flamenguista is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flamenguista trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Flamenguista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flamenguista is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flamenguista manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flamenguista wants to control the pace but Romero is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Flamenguista has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Romero taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adriano Flamenguista!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Bruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Bruzzi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruzzi cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Bruzzi misses.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Bruzzi saw that one coming.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.
Bruzzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruzzi looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Bruzzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to de liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Bruzzi takes one on the button.
Bruzzi scores with a body shot.
Bruzzi takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruzzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruzzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruzzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Bruzzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn takes a swing at Bruzzi's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruzzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Bruzzi.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Bruzzi counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Bruzzi both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Bruzzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruzzi lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruzzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruzzi misses with a looping right.
Bruzzi scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruzzi cracks Penn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Penn falls backwards against the cage. Bruzzi follows up with more strikes that drop Penn to his knees. Bruzzi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Penn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Bruzzi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Draon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monster Draon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Draon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Draon works his way into side control.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draon is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Draon moves into full mount!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draon on the ground.
Draon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Draon is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Draon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Silva wants to control but Draon postures up.
Draon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Draon keeps moving and retains side control.
Draon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Draon looks gassed!
Draon working away.
Silva tries to buck Draon off but Draon is having none of it.
Draon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Draon tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva tries to bench press Draon off him but Draon keeps the position.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Draon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Draon is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draon tries to improve position but can't.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Draon tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Draon is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Draon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Draon tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Draon can't do much from the bottom here.
Draon tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Draon is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Draon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Draon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draon won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Draon tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Draon 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.
Silva lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Draon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Monster Draon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Monster Draon has been cut.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draon counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draon throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Draon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Draon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draon is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Draon moves his leg out of the way.
Draon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Draon fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Draon pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva lands with a straight right. Draon didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Draon moves away
and Draon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Draon advances to mount.
Draon is trying to control here but Silva has managed to regain half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draon is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draon is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva tries to kick Draon off but Draon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Draon works his way into full mount!
Draon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Draon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Draon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva prevents Draon from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva throws Draon to one side and escapes!
Silva closes the distance and pushes Draon back into the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draon jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Draon's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Monster Draon'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Draon is not content to let Silva control the position.
Draon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Draon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Draon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monster Draon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to kick Draon off but Draon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draon is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to control but Draon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Draon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draon is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Draon is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Draon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva won't allow Draon to sweep him here.
Draon keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draon has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Draon has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Draon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Poor strikes thrown by Draon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Draon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount but Draon keeps good control and instead manages to take Silva's back.
Draon is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Draon off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Monster Draon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Ribeiro had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emilio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribeiro slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ribeiro won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Ribeiro won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza keeping full guard, as Ribeiro tries to pass.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Ribeiro off! Ribeiro jumps back into Souza's guard.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Souza's guard.
Ribeiro trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
Souza tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
Ribeiro is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribeiro prevents Souza from standing back up.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ribeiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ribeiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ribeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribeiro somewhat.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Souza kicks Ribeiro off and gets back to his feet.
Souza connects with a single shot there.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ribeiro takes one on the button.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Alexandre Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ribeiro's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura here.
Ribeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ribeiro prevents Souza from improving his position.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribeiro to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Souza 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.
Ribeiro advances to half guard.
Ribeiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Ribeiro has control of the leg.
Souza tries to kick Ribeiro off but Ribeiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Souza moves into full guard.
Ribeiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ribeiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza has an active guard here but Ribeiro has managed to pass into half guard.
Ribeiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Ribeiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ribeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Ribeiro has control of the leg.
Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ribeiro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Souza wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
Ribeiro is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribeiro's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro working for submissions but it's allowed Souza to get to half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Souza works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza cracks Ribeiro with a big right hand but Ribeiro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ribeiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Souza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza looks to land a combination but Ribeiro avoids it well.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ribeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza cracks a nice hook into Ribeiro's ribs.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ribeiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Souza lands a nice hook to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza throws a series of strikes that have Ribeiro backpedaling.
Ribeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Ribeiro fights it but they end up in guard.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Rubim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Diaz Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rubim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Diaz Barros!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz Barros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rubim defends it nicely.
Diaz Barros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rubim's waist but Rubim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz Barros off to one side.
Rubim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz Barros.
Rubim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Marcos Diaz Barros has been cut.
Diaz Barros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rubim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz Barros somewhat.
Anderson Rubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Diaz Barros.
Diaz Barros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubim is fending him off so far but Diaz Barros persists. Nope, Rubim circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rubim drops Diaz Barros with a left and a right! Oh, Diaz Barros is hurt - Rubim dives into side control looking to finish!
Diaz Barros is rocked!
Diaz Barros looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubim is staying tight to Diaz Barros's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Diaz Barros is still in real trouble! Can Rubim finish him?
Rubim tries to advance to mount but Diaz Barros denies him.
Diaz Barros seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubim working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz Barros is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Rubim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rubim prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diaz Barros is trying to control Rubim's posture but Rubim avoids it.
Rubim decides to stand up, so the ref orders Diaz Barros to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz Barros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubim.
Rubim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rubim.
Rubim tests Diaz Barros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Rubim lands.
Rubim throws a nice looking combination but Diaz Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubim throws a right hand that Diaz Barros ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz Barros also avoids with ease.
Rubim throws a combination that misses
and Diaz Barros counters with a series of strikes. Rubim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rubim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rubim.
That has opened up Marcos Diaz Barros's cut even more.
Rubim looks to land a combination but Diaz Barros avoids it well.
Rubim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson Rubim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubim.
Rubim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rubim misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz Barros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubim is fending him off so far but Diaz Barros persists. Nope, Rubim circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubim is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab by Rubim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubim misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubim works over Diaz Barros's head and body with a nice combination.
Rubim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz Barros doesn't seem bothered though.
Rubim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz Barros circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz Barros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rubim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz Barros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rubim's waist but Rubim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz Barros off to one side.
Diaz Barros walks into a stiff left hand from Rubim.
Rubim lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz Barros's head back.
Rubim sizes up Diaz Barros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz Barros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rubim scores with a decent looking hook.
Rubim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubim throws out the jab.
Rubim lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz Barros!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubim.
The crowd cheers as Rubim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz Barros doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz Barros moves away from the strike by Rubim.
Diaz Barros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz Barros works to advance to full mount. Rubim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz Barros content just to control the position here.
Rubim is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Rubim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Diaz Barros's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rubim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rubim misses with a double jab
and Diaz Barros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz Barros throwing strikes from guard but Rubim blocks nicely.
Rubim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz Barros.
Diaz Barros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubim is keeping the position for now.
Rubim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz Barros on the ground.
Rubim keeping moving, preventing Diaz Barros from controlling successfully.
Diaz Barros is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz Barros preventing the sweep.
Rubim pulls Diaz Barros in to control the position.
Diaz Barros prevents Rubim from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz Barros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rubim throws a nice looking combination but Diaz Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz Barros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubim fails to land with a series of punches.
Rubim throws a body punch but Diaz Barros moves out of range.
Rubim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubim sprawls well. Rubim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
Rubim lands a jab-cross combination.
Rubim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rubim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz Barros forces Rubim back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz Barros tries to pull guard but Rubim won't allow it.
Rubim tries to circle away but Diaz Barros has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz Barros gets control of Rubim's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz Barros will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz Barros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rubim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rubim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz Barros is trying to keep Rubim in close.
Diaz Barros working for submissions but it's allowed Rubim to get to half guard.
Rubim tries to pass to full mount but Diaz Barros defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rubim seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Diaz Barros wants to improve his position but Rubim is controlling well.
Rubim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rubim is controlling the pace.
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 Anderson Rubim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Diaz Barros's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubim swinging wildly here.
Diaz Barros tries to clinch there but Rubim circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz Barros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz Barros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rubim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz Barros somewhat.
Rubim scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz Barros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubim lands with a hook. Diaz Barros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz Barros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz Barros on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Rubim there.
Rubim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Diaz Barros counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rubim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz Barros is one step ahead there.
Diaz Barros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz Barros trying to control but Rubim is working from the bottom.
Rubim looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubim, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rubim keeping full guard, as Diaz Barros tries to pass.
Rubim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rubim tries to get out of the position.
Diaz Barros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rubim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rubim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rubim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice cross by Rubim.
Rubim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson Rubim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubim scores with a nice right hand.
Rubim connects with a right hand. Diaz Barros shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros slips a jab and a cross from Rubim.
Rubim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz Barros shoots in for a takedown but Rubim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson Rubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Diaz Barros.
Rubim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rubim swinging wildly here.
Diaz Barros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubim pinned against the cage. Rubim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rubim stuffs the takedown.
Rubim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rubim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rubim dips to his left and cracks Diaz Barros with an uppercut!
Rubim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rubim throws a series of punches but Diaz Barros avoids them all with ease.
Diaz Barros has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros ducks under a wild hook from Rubim.
Diaz Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz Barros looks for a takedown but Rubim sprawls well.
Marcos Diaz Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz Barros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rubim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz Barros shoots for a double leg takedown but Rubim sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz Barros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rubim as he avoids it easily.
Rubim misses with a two punch combination.
Rubim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson Rubim is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz Barros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rubim defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz Barros.
Anderson Rubim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Rubim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Rubim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rubim, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Rubim!
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