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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juana Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lagozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Wayne ft Chamillionaire - Rockstar. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juana Play!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Lagozzi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lagozzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Lagozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Play.
Play is breathing heavily.
Lagozzi drops Play with a nice combination! Lagozzi dives into Play's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Juana Play has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Play is working an open guard so Lagozzi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lagozzi! Play is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Lagozzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Harry Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Taylor.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Morgan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan is stalling in the full guard.
Taylor has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Taylor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Taylor.
Poor strikes thrown by Morgan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws some wild stikes that Taylor manages to avoid easily.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is in no mood to give up.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Taylor.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
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!
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Taylor's guard.
Morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morgan stands and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with the ground and pound.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan has hold of one of Taylor's legs. Taylor is fighting the takedown attempt but Morgan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
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!
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Morgan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Taylor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morgan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taylor.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan stalls.
Taylor jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has picked Taylor up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morgan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Morgan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Morgan!
Morgan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taylor tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Morgan controls the position.
Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's Taylor get back to his feet.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
Morgan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nick Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Morgan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Garnier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gomer Pyle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gomer Pyle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Garnier!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle is looking to clinch.
Pyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pyle tries to clinch up but Garnier circles away and keeps his distance.
Pyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnier circles away.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pyle wants to clinch up but Garnier keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyle tries to clinch up but Garnier circles away and keeps his distance.
Pyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Pyle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnier working Pyle over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnier looking to ground and pound but Pyle is blocking nicely.
Garnier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pyle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Garnier with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Garnier content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnier tries to take Pyle's back but instead Pyle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Garnier moves nicely into side control.
Pyle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pyle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pyle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garnier working the ground and pound.
Garnier tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pyle tries to escape but Garnier is in control.
Garnier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pyle keeps working.
Garnier is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garnier tries to move to full mount but Pyle actually manages to regain half guard.
Garnier trying to control the action but Pyle is working from the bottom.
Garnier is trying to work for a kimura but Pyle is defending well.
Garnier controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pyle wants to get back to his feet.
Pyle won't allow Garnier to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Garnier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Pyle.
Pyle is looking to clinch but Garnier is avoiding it.
Garnier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pyle is trying to stand back up but Garnier is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnier is trying to work for a kimura but Pyle is defending well.
Pyle is trying to stand up here but Garnier is controlling him well.
Garnier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garnier misses with a head shot. Pyle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garnier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garnier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garnier is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pyle is looking to clinch but Garnier is avoiding it.
Pyle tries to clinch up but Garnier circles away and keeps his distance.
Pyle is looking to clinch but Garnier is avoiding it.
Garnier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pyle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garnier controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle wants to stand up but Garnier is controlling him.
Garnier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garnier wants to control from the top but Pyle keeps moving.
Garnier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garnier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pyle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pyle has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Garnier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garnier looking to sit in guard and control but Pyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garnier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garnier is breathing heavily.
Garnier 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.
Pyle wants to get up but he can't break Garnier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garnier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pyle wanted to stand there but Garnier had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garnier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pyle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garnier thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Garnier is pulling down on Pyle's head. It's preventing any offense from Pyle, at least for the moment.
Garnier striking off his back but it's not causing Pyle any problems.
Garnier looking for a guillotine here but Pyle defends easily.
Pyle wants to stand but Garnier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Garnier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garnier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pyle is trying to stand back up but Garnier is controlling him
Garnier is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garnier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garnier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garnier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pyle looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnier seems to be looking for submissions.
Garnier is taking a breather. Pyle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garnier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pyle is in trouble now - Garnier has advanced to mount!
Garnier wants to control the pace but Pyle is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bill Garnier just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomer Pyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnier shoots in and drives through. Pyle sprawls well.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Pyle tries to clinch but Garnier moves out of range.
Pyle wants to clinch up but Garnier keeps it at a distance.
Garnier shoots in and bounces Pyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garnier distracts Pyle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garnier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garnier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pyle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Garnier has Pyle in his guard.
Garnier wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garnier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pyle has managed to get both his arms back between Garnier's legs - danger averted.
Pyle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garnier's guard.
Garnier has his foot on Pyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Garnier working for a triangle but Pyle defends it easily.
Pyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garnier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pyle is looking to stand up but Garnier won't let him.
Garnier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pyle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomer Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Pyle does no damage.
Pyle wants to clinch.
Bill Garnier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pyle tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pyle fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Garnier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garnier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Garnier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Eibner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Bellido (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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26
168 lbs
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168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Eibner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale Bellido!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eibner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellido swivels and escapes.
Eibner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellido fails to land with a series of punches.
Eibner throws a lazy right hand but Bellido sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eibner looks to land a left hand but Bellido moved out of range nicely.
Eibner gets the takedown into side control.
Eibner throws a strike aimed at the side of Bellido's head but Bellido avoids it well.
Eibner wants to control for a moment but Bellido uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Eibner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bellido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eibner.
Bellido pushes Eibner off looking to stand but Eibner dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bellido wants to get back to his feet.
Eibner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eibner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eibner wants to stand up but Bellido has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Eibner is working for a submission of some sort.
Bellido is trying to stand.
Bellido kicks Eibner off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellido fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellido shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eibner sprawls well. Eibner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bellido gets slowly back to his feet.
Brett Eibner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Bellido.
Bellido looks gassed!
Bellido keeps the fight on the outside.
Eibner misses with a takedown attempt
and Bellido counters with a shoot takedown. Eibner fights it but they end up in guard.
Eibner looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bellido is defending well. Eibner quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bellido has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Eibner celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Eibner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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22
168 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Castle Irons!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irons throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Irons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irons scores with a nice strike.
Irons slips under a jab.
Irons throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irons moves away.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irons.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Irons sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Irons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irons's head.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Irons is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee works his way into side control.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Irons wants to control but Lee postures up.
Irons is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Irons defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irons is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee 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.
Lee trying to control but Irons is having none of it.
Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to take his opponent's back.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control the pace but Irons is squirming around nicely.
Lee moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Irons has worked his arm free - good work by Irons!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Irons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irons can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Irons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Irons!
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Irons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Irons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Irons tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Irons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Irons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Irons's head but Irons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Castle Irons will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Irons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Irons ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Irons looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Irons.
Irons misses with a few strikes there.
Irons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Irons moved out of range.
Irons thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irons as he jumps to the side.
Irons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Irons ducks down to avoid it.
Irons misses with a looping left.
Irons throws a sloppy body shot
and Irons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irons throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Irons throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Irons misses.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Irons.
Irons lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Irons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws the left hand but Irons avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Irons finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Irons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Irons slips the punch.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Irons counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons scores with a nice body kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Irons. That's going to slow Lee down.
Irons lands with a shot to the body.
Irons bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castle Irons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Irons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irons.
Irons lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Irons lands with a right hand.
Lee slips a jab from Irons.
Good shot there by Irons.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Irons counters with a nice body kick.
Irons misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Irons.
Irons scores with a hook.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irons.
Jab by Irons.
Irons cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lee falls backwards - clearly groggy! Irons dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Castle Irons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SO NASTY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SABOTAGE. On his way into the cage it seems that SO NASTY has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily SO NASTY seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SO NASTY!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NASTY fails with a takedown attempt.
Fertit stuffs the takedown attempt from NASTY. NASTY gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NASTY fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SO NASTY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fertit swats away the attempt to clinch by NASTY.
NASTY misses with a combination
and Fertit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
NASTY tries to score a body lock takedown but Fertit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Fertit.
Fertit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Fertit does no damage.
Fertit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but NASTY circles away quickly and effectively.
Fertit lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends NASTY sprawling to the canvas. Fertit follows him down, looking for the kill. Can NASTY hang on?
It looks like SO NASTY has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fertit tries to stand but can't do so whilst NASTY controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NASTY is trying to stand back up but Fertit is controlling him
It looks like Fertit is going to stand back up.
NASTY trying to control but Fertit postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fertit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fertit wants to lay and pray for a moment but NASTY keeps working.
Fertit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
NASTY misses with a takedown
and Fertit moves into the clinch.
NASTY is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fertit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fertit prevents a takedown attempt there.
NASTY is breathing heavily.
NASTY tries to score a body lock takedown but Fertit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fertit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
NASTY looks to throw a body kick
and Fertit counters with a stiff right hand.
NASTY with a poor takedown
and Fertit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fertit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
NASTY is rocked!
NASTY doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fertit counters with a big right hand! Oh NASTY is in trouble here! Fertit follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Fertit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vel Sirra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Sirra has chosen Omen by Prodigy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ana Conda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vel Sirra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirra throws a series of punches but Conda avoids them all with ease.
Sirra misses with a few strikes there.
Sirra misses with a wild combination.
Sirra doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Sirra misses with a few strikes there.
Sirra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conda.
Conda lands a high kick to the side of Sirra's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Conda dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Vel Sirra has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirra wants to stand up but Conda is controlling him.
Conda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sirra is trying to keep Conda in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sirra can't keep his opponent in guard - Conda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sirra tries to kick Conda off but Conda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sirra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Conda has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Conda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Conda landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot lands for Conda! Sirra is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ana Conda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brawly Von Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, True Faith. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brawly Von Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Von Brawler.
Von Brawler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Von Brawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bateman thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Von Brawler to regain full guard.
Von Brawler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bateman!
Von Brawler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Von Brawler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Brawler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Von Brawler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bateman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Von Brawler controlling from the full mount.
Bateman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bateman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Von Brawler wants to stand up but Bateman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Brawler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bateman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bateman trying to hold on to Von Brawler's head to control him but Von Brawler postures up.
Von Brawler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Brawler wants to stand up but Bateman manages to regain full guard.
Bateman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bateman tries to get out of the position.
Bateman is pulling down on Von Brawler's head to control his posture.
Von Brawler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bateman is proving hard to escape from.
Bateman has control of Von Brawler's left arm, preventing Von Brawler from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brawly Von Brawler 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.
A big right from Bateman misses.
Von Brawler throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Bateman throws a right and a left that Von Brawler avoids nicely.
Von Brawler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman takes a swing at Von Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Brawler.
Von Brawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bateman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Von Brawler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bateman wants to control but Von Brawler is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scoring with punches from side control.
Bateman landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman working away.
Bateman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bateman wants to control but Von Brawler is keeping him busy.
Bateman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bateman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Von Brawler is avoiding damage well.
Bateman scoring with punches from side control.
Bateman working the ground and pound but Von Brawler is defending the strikes.
Bateman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bateman throws a strike aimed at the side of Von Brawler's head but Von Brawler avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is staying tight to Von Brawler's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Von Brawler parries the strikes from Bateman easily there. Bateman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Von Brawler to escape.
Bateman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Von Brawler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Von Brawler sneaks out the side door and pushes Bateman away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bateman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Brawler is breathing heavily.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Von Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Brawler throws an overhand right that lands on Bateman's shoulder, as Bateman tries to avoid the shot.
Bateman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von Brawler's waist but Von Brawler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bateman off to one side.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Von Brawler to the mat! Von Brawler manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bateman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bateman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bateman being controlled here momentarily.
Von Brawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bateman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bateman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Brawler is keeping the position for now.
Bateman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Bateman looking to sit in guard and control but Von Brawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Von Brawler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Von Brawler is looking to stand up but Bateman won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman being controlled here, momentarily.
Von Brawler gets to his feet. Bateman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman dominated that second round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Bateman misses.
Von Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bateman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt - Von Brawler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bateman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Brawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bateman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Von Brawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Von Brawler misses with a combination
and Bateman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bateman connects with a nice short shot to Von Brawler's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Brawler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bateman.
Bateman thows a huge punch but Von Brawler dodges it nicely.
Bateman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bateman working the head and body with strikes.
Bateman working the head and body with strikes.
Bateman working over Von Brawler with some ground and pound. Von Brawler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Von Brawler is trying to stand back up but Bateman is controlling him
Von Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman trying to control the action but Von Brawler is working from the bottom.
Bateman with the ground and pound but Von Brawler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bateman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bateman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brock Bateman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bateman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Von Brawler keeps moving.
Von Brawler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bateman throws and elbow that misses. Von Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bateman's guard. Nice move by Von Brawler!
Bateman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to keep a closed guard but Von Brawler is proving a slippery customer.
Von Brawler stops Bateman from standing up.
Von Brawler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big left from Von Brawler misses.
Von Brawler looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Brawler.
Von Brawler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Von Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Bateman throws a body punch but Von Brawler moves out of range.
Bateman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Von Brawler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bateman connects with a right hand. Von Brawler shakes it off.
Von Brawler throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bateman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bateman scores with a jab to the head.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Bateman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handy Bohemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Fitzwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzwell has chosen RATM - Killing in The Name as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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20
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Handy Bohemia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Fitzwell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohemia thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitzwell shoots in for a takedown but Bohemia shows good takedown defense.
Bohemia is looking to chop away at Fitzwell's legs.
Fitzwell moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bohemia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzwell.
Bohemia fakes the leg kick and cracks Fitzwell in the body.
Fitzwell looks gassed!
Bohemia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a nice head kick!
Bohemia lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Richard Fitzwell has been cut.
Bohemia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bohemia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohemia lands a head kick. Fitzwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohemia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bohemia connects with a high kick.
Bohemia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bohemia lands a nice looking body kick.
Bohemia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fitzwell's head.
Bohemia lands a high kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Bohemia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohemia scores with a push kick.
Bohemia is looking to slow Fitzwell down with leg kicks.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bohemia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bohemia scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
Fitzwell loads up on a big right hand but Bohemia slips the punch.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bohemia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bohemia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohemia.
Fitzwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Handy Bohemia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohemia throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzwell moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bohemia.
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohemia. That's going to slow Fitzwell down.
Fitzwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
A good leg kick by Bohemia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohemia lands a high kick!
Bohemia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handy Bohemia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Fitzwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bohemia scores with a spinning back kick!
Bohemia throws a front kick that sends Fitzwell stumbling back into the cage.
Bohemia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzwell at a distance.
Bohemia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Bohemia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richard Fitzwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bohemia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzwell's calf.
Bohemia lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fitzwell is breathing heavily.
Bohemia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bohemia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Handy Bohemia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohemia stuffs the takedown.
Bohemia lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Fitzwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fitzwell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bohemia has got the better of the exchanges.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bohemia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohemia thows a body kick. Fitzwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bohemia lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bohemia scores with a head kick.
Bohemia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzwell can do to turn this around?
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Fitzwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bohemia. That one must have hurt.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Bohemia counters with an inside leg kick.
Bohemia throws a nice head kick!
Fitzwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bohemia, right into the meat.
Handy Bohemia is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohemia lands a nice looking body kick.
Bohemia scores with a head kick.
Fitzwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bohemia. Bohemia obviously looking to wear him down.
Bohemia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fitzwell's head.
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!
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
Bohemia keeps Fitzwell at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia connects with a high kick.
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohemia.
Bohemia is looking to wear down Fitzwell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bohemia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohemia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bohemia - that will leave a mark!
Bohemia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzwell's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handy Bohemia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Fitzwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bohemia thumps Fitzwell with a low kick.
Bohemia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.
Fitzwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bohemia cracks the inside of Fitzwell's front leg.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohemia tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohemia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bohemia throws a head kick that Fitzwell semi-blocks.
Bohemia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bohemia takes a swing at Fitzwell's ribcage but misses.
Bohemia thows a body kick. Fitzwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fitzwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bohemia tries to avoid it but Fitzwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bohemia to the ground. Bohemia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bohemia scores with a spinning back kick!
Bohemia throws a body punch but Fitzwell moves out of range.
Bohemia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bohemia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitzwell.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohemia throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia misses with a low kick as Fitzwell jumps back.
Bohemia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Fitzwell blocks the low kick.
Fitzwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bohemia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bohemia throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzwell moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bohemia - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Fitzwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handy Bohemia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia connects with a solid leg kick.
Bohemia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bohemia is looking to slow Fitzwell down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Bohemia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bohemia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bohemia.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
Bohemia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohemia.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia throws a head kick that Fitzwell semi-blocks.
Bohemia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
Bohemia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohemia delivers a nice body kick.
Richard Fitzwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bohemia throws a leg kick which misses Fitzwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzwell tries to avoid it.
Bohemia lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Handy Bohemia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bohemia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handy Bohemia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall prevents Rivera from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivera's face.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Hall lands but Rivera takes it in his stride.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall slips a straight right by Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall is looking to chop away at Rivera's legs.
Rivera takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Rivera catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Donk. Hall catches Rivera right on the button with a cross.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Hall scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera misses with a hook.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Rivera tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Rivera looking to stall.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rivera.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera slips under a jab from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Rivera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Rivera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall tries to clinch
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera checks a low kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Hall.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Rivera.
Rivera avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Rivera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Hall.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Hall.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera'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.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hall scores with a four punch combination!
Rivera avoids the body shot from Hall.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hall feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses the body punch
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rivera takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Hall stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Hall tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera lands a jab to the nose.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Hall misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall had his way with Geraldo Rivera in that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Rivera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Hall tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Hall gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera wants to stall.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Geraldo Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Hall.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Rivera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Hall pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall blocking some punches.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera is working Hall over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
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