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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Babenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andriy Babenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andriy Babenko!
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, Sir Digby Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Babenko controlling him for the moment.
Babenko is fighting to break Caesar's control of his arms but Caesar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Babenko controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
Caesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Caesar is in close to Babenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Caesar content to stall in guard here.
Babenko trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar postures up and lands a big shot to Babenko's brow.
Caesar landing some decent shots from guard.
Caesar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caesar postures up and lands a big shot to Babenko's brow.
Caesar is in close to Babenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caesar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caesar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Caesar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar gets to his feet. Babenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Caesar has Babenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babenko has hold of one of Caesar's legs. Caesar is fighting the takedown attempt but Babenko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Caesar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Babenko!
Babenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caesar on the ground.
Caesar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Andriy Babenko has been cut.
Babenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caesar scoring with strikes but Babenko is staying in there.
Babenko is breathing heavily.
Caesar landing strikes from the mount and Babenko is in trouble!
Babenko is rocked!
Andriy Babenko's cut is getting worse.
Caesar controlling his opponent.
Oh Babenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Andriy Babenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Babenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Caesar looking to finish Babenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Babenko!
Jeez, Andriy Babenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andriy Babenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sir Digby Caesar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric has chosen Eminem feat. Ludacris - Second Chance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Talbot!
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, Goran Lovric!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lovric misses.
Lovric closes the distance but Talbot moves to the side
and Talbot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Talbot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lovric wants to stand but Talbot is controlling the position.
Talbot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Talbot.
A big right from Lovric misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Talbot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lovric is out of range and Talbot settles back down.
Lovric tries for a takedown but Talbot circles away easily
and Talbot counters with a single leg into guard. Lovric didn't expect that.
Lovric wants to stand up but Talbot is controlling him.
Talbot wants to get up but he can't break Lovric's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbot won't allow Lovric to get back to his feet.
Lovric is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jack Talbot has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lovric tries to bum rush Talbot with a series of wild strikes but Talbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talbot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talbot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lovric's guard.
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!
Lovric wants to stand and escape but Talbot is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Talbot wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Lovric. Those never looked like landing.
Lovric displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Talbot ducks under a wild hook from Lovric.
Lovric misses with a hook
and Talbot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lovric's guard.
Lovric wants to stand and escape but Talbot is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbot wants to get up but he can't break Lovric's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Talbot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talbot is breathing heavily.
Lovric is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Talbot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lovric tries to bum rush Talbot with a series of wild strikes but Talbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovric tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lovric fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Jack Talbot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lovric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talbot counters with a takedown into side control.
Lovric is trying to buck Talbot off.
Lovric bucks up and tries to throw Talbot off but instead Talbot has got his back!
Lovric is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Talbot manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Lovric is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Talbot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Okrasiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regan has chosen Thrift shop as his entrance music. Gordon Okrasiuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Okrasiuk!
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, Taylor Regan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okrasiuk closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Okrasiuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Okrasiuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Regan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Regan letting Okrasiuk take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Okrasiuk.
Okrasiuk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gordon Okrasiuk.
Regan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okrasiuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Regan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okrasiuk pinned against the ropes. Okrasiuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Regan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okrasiuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan tries for a takedown but Okrasiuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gordon Okrasiuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Regan.
Regan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okrasiuk's head.
Regan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okrasiuk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Regan up against the ropes.
Okrasiuk trying to land knees to the body.
Okrasiuk trying to land knees to the body.
Okrasiuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Regan tries to pull guard but Okrasiuk won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okrasiuk pushes Regan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Okrasiuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regan slips a jab and a cross from Okrasiuk.
Gordon Okrasiuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regan jabs Okrasiuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okrasiuk is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okrasiuk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Okrasiuk stalls.
Okrasiuk missing with knees to the body.
Okrasiuk stalling in the clinch but Regan improves position.
Regan tries for a takedown but Okrasiuk manages to get underhooks.
Regan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Okrasiuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Regan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Okrasiuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Okrasiuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Regan's defenses.
Regan dodges an elbow strike from Okrasiuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Regan as Okrasiuk tries to tie him up.
Okrasiuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okrasiuk stalls.
Regan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regan tries for a takedown but Okrasiuk manages to get underhooks.
Regan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okrasiuk trying to land knees to the body.
Okrasiuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regan avoids it.
Okrasiuk lands a damaging elbow.
Okrasiuk missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okrasiuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Regan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Okrasiuk regains guard immediately.
Regan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Regan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Regan seems to have locked his on tight now - Okrasiuk screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Regan, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Taylor Regan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Morsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morsen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bart Morsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morsen throws a right hand that Blackwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackwell also avoids with ease.
Morsen is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Morsen. Those never looked like landing.
Blackwell shoots in and drives through. Morsen sprawls well.
Morsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morsen misses with an uppercut. Blackwell saw that one coming.
Blackwell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blackwell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blackwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Morsen is defending well.
Blackwell misses with the ground and pound.
Morsen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blackwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morsen taking a bit of punishment here - Blackwell scoring with strikes.
It looks like Bart Morsen has been cut.
Morsen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morsen is rocked!
Bart Morsen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackwell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh Morsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackwell lands a huge shot from side control! Morsen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Blackwell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Trindade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jiu Jitsu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Maiden - The longest day. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
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, Chico Trindade!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trindade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trindade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiu Jitsu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trindade.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trindade.
Chico Trindade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trindade sizes up Jiu Jitsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trindade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trindade tests Jiu Jitsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trindade looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiu Jitsu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trindade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Trindade does no damage.
Trindade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jiu Jitsu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jiu Jitsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Trindade turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trindade walks away with a smile on his face. Jiu Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randjob Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Trindade.
Trindade throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
A combination from Trindade does no damage.
Jiu Jitsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trindade closes the distance and pushes Jiu Jitsu back into the ropes.
Jiu Jitsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trindade walks away with a smile on his face. Jiu Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Trindade. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trindade fails to land with a series of punches.
Trindade misses with a wild combination.
Trindade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiu Jitsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Trindade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiu Jitsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Trindade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trindade throws a nice looking combination but Jiu Jitsu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trindade tries to bum rush Jiu Jitsu with a series of wild strikes but Jiu Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Trindade.
Jiu Jitsu avoids the body shot from Trindade.
Trindade looks to land a right hand but Jiu Jitsu moved out of range.
Trindade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trindade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trindade looks winded!
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jiu Jitsu manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Trindade dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Trindade is having none of it.
Trindade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jiu Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trindade.
Jiu Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trindade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trindade misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trindade just misses with a punch to the body.
Trindade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trindade throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
Trindade throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
Trindade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trindade closes the distance and pushes Jiu Jitsu back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Trindade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trindade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jiu Jitsu jumps guard but Trindade stands there with Jiu Jitsu around his waist. Jiu Jitsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Trindade to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randjob Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trindade can't break the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu tries to pull guard but Trindade won't allow it.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Trindade has him pressed against the ropes.
Jiu Jitsu pulls Trindade into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trindade has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jiu Jitsu to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Trindade is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jiu Jitsu pulls down on the head and he's put Trindade to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
Randjob Jiu Jitsu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Mason Storm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mason Storm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Mason Storm!
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, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm wants to clinch.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Storm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Storm passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Storm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Storm tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Storm swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Storm's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Storm looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Storm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gracie wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control from Storm's half guard. Storm has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Storm controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Storm wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Storm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Gracie against the ropes but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Storm gets the takedown into side control.
Storm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mason Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie being controlled for a moment.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Storm is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Storm trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Storm trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Mason Storm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Storm lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Storm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Storm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Storm pulls his head out easily.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Storm not doing much here.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Storm has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm happy to just control the position for now.
Storm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Storm trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
Storm avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie suckers Storm into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Gracie is now in Storm's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Storm wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Storm there!
Storm tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Storm turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Storm.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Storm is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Storm tries to stand but Gracie controls the position and pulls Storm into his guard.
Gracie 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Storm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - False Pretense . Nowak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Clique ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z. Jamie Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piotrek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Nowak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowak fails to land the takedown.
Nowak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowak has a takedown stuffed.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowak lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nowak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nowak blocks the body kick.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowak throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nowak.
A jab from Nowak misses.
Jones drives through and clinches with Nowak against the ropes.
Nowak lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones taking a breather.
Nowak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Nowak slows down the pace here.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nowak trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jones doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but Nowak is in full control for now.
Nowak working for the choke.
Nowak punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak looking for the choke from the back.
Nowak misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nowak.
Nowak is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Nowak has his arm under Jones's chin here. Game over son! Nowak squeezes tightly and Jones is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piotrek Nowak!
A victorious Piotrek Nowak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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