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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like a Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Tyrion Lannister has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrion Lannister!
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, Rodrigo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida lands with a right hand.
Jab from Lannister.
Lannister scores with a nice right hand.
Almeida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lannister is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
Almeida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lannister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lannister wants to stand but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almeida is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almeida distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida scoring with some ground and pound.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lannister tries to get out of the position.
Almeida is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lannister taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Almeida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lannister tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lannister tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Almeida is nestled in close to Lannister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lannister has hold of Almeida's hands but Almeida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Almeida throwing shots but Lannister is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is nestled in close to Lannister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Almeida is trying to control. Lannister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lannister is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Almeida winds up and cracks Lannister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
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. Almeida connects with a nice short shot to Lannister's temple.
Ground and pound from Almeida.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Almeida drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Almeida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lannister was covering up waiting for the punch and Almeida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Almeida throws a big right hand that misses.
Almeida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almeida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodrigo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lannister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almeida is controlling him.
Almeida distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almeida postures up and lands a big shot to Lannister's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
Almeida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Almeida is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Lannister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida lands a couple of elbows.
Almeida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida works over Lannister with some ground and pound from guard.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lannister wants to stand up but Almeida is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida drops back looking for a leg! Lannister is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lannister manages to kick Almeida off! Almeida jumps back into Lannister's guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Lannister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister wants to stand and escape but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lannister's guard.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almeida lands a nice short elbow.
Lannister taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Lannister is having none of it.
Almeida works his way into side control.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Lannister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lannister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almeida connects with a decent elbow.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Almeida lands a nice forearm strike.
Almeida grinds an elbow into Lannister's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Almeida slips under a jab.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lannister to the ground. Almeida is now in Lannister's guard.
Almeida stands and throws Lannister's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Almeida scores with a couple of short elbows.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Lannister is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Almeida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lannister knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lannister tries to escape but Almeida is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
Lannister takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lannister is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Lannister is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Lannister! Almeida senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Lannister out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders goes for a double leg but Americano Do Brasil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Americano Do Brasil continues to drive forward.
Sanders has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Americano Do Brasil is trying to keep an underhook but Sanders manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanders is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Americano Do Brasil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Americano Do Brasil shrugs it off.
Americano Do Brasil tries to hold on but Sanders postures up.
Sanders looking for a guillotine from mount but Americano Do Brasil is having none of it.
Americano Do Brasil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders moves to the back.
Sanders has got one arm under Americano Do Brasil's chin. This could be trouble... Americano Do Brasil trying to control the other hand but Sanders gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Americano Do Brasil has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Sanders!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dobzinski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bangarang - Skrillex (feat. Sirah). Jorge Cachacinha is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobzinski throws a series of punches but Cachacinha avoids them all with ease.
Cachacinha is looking to clinch.
Dobzinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cachacinha's hands.
Cachacinha tries to clinch but Dobzinski is having none of it.
Dobzinski throws a lazy right hand but Cachacinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cachacinha looks for a takedown but Dobzinski sprawls well.
Dobzinski cracks Cachacinha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dobzinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cachacinha manages to avoid it.
Marcelo Dobzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cachacinha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dobzinski counters with a nice right hand that sends Cachacinha toppling to the canvas! Cachacinha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dobzinski finish him?!
It looks like Jorge Cachacinha has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dobzinski throws an overhand right that lands on Cachacinha's shoulder, as Cachacinha tries to avoid the shot.
Cachacinha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cachacinha is rocked!
Dobzinski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cachacinha is out on his feet! Dobzinski sets himself and nearly takes Cachacinha's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcelo Dobzinski!
In his post fight interview, Marcelo Dobzinski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urvin Janzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by "Number 1" by Nelly. Janzen has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
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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
32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urvin Janzen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janzen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Janzen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Janzen blocks the body kick.
Janzen moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Janzen misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Janzen.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Janzen moves out of range.
Janzen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Janzen throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Janzen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janzen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Janzen counters with a nice uppercut.
Janzen avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janzen.
Janzen throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Janzen moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Janzen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janzen works the jab nicely.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janzen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Janzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Janzen.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janzen. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Janzen shows good takedown defense.
Janzen cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Janzen.
Janzen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janzen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Janzen.
Janzen walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Janzen thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Crunch! Janzen slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juan Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
Janzen lands a brutal head kick. Sanchez looks out on his feet and Janzen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Urvin Janzen!
A victorious Urvin Janzen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Di Punker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Fatale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. Fatale has chosen Remember My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Di Punker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Punker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Fatale!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fatale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punker misses with a two punch combination.
Fatale has closed the distance and engaged Punker in a clinch.
Fatale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Punker avoids the elbow strike from Fatale, against the cage.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fatale obliges.
Punker jumps guard but Fatale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Fatale.
Fatale lands a good knee to the midsection. Punker won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fatale controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punker is trying to break free.
Punker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fatale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Punker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fatale moves into the clinch.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fatale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punker or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Punker is breathing heavily.
Fatale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fatale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Di Punker has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatale lands a nice elbow.
Fatale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fatale scores with a knee to the head.
Punker tries to score a body lock takedown but Fatale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Di Punker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatale lands an elbow just above Punker 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fatale.
Fatale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fatale lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Fatale on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fatale.
Fatale lands a nice shot to the body.
Punker takes an elbow to the temple.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Fatale pushes Punker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Punker tries for a takedown but Fatale manages to get underhooks.
Fatale lands a knee to the body.
Punker can't break the clinch.
A short left from Fatale.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fatale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Punker.
Fatale working Punker over with knees to the body.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Punker is rocked!
Fatale lands a body punch.
Oh Punker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fatale obliges.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Fatale jerks Punker's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Punker drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fatale goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fatale because Punker was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Giovanni Fatale!
Giovanni Fatale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Di Punker had this to say: 'THANKS GIO BOSS FOR THE SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Spade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade moves away from the strike by Salcedo.
Spade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcedo scores with a hook.
Spade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Spade.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spade is defending well for now.
Spade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salcedo is trying to stall.
A short left from Spade.
Spade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salcedo manages to break the clinch.
Spade sizes up Salcedo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Spade.
Salcedo scores with a jab to the body.
Salcedo thows a leg kick but Spade checks it
and Spade makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salcedo really felt that one!
Spade lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade is looking to clinch.
Salcedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spade closes the distance and pushes Salcedo back into the cage.
Salcedo breaks from the clinch.
Spade throws a wild body kick that Salcedo sees coming a mile off.
Spade is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Spade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Spade. Beautiful body shot.
Salcedo lands with a shot to the body.
Salcedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcedo misses with a takedown
and Salcedo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salcedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Spade is just out of range.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spade doesn't manage to clinch there - Salcedo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spade is able to avoid easily.
Spade checks the leg kick.
Spade swinging wildly here.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the body
and Spade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salcedo works Spade's body with a nice hook.
Salcedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spade avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut.
Salcedo looks to land a right hand but Spade moved out of range.
Scott Spade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salcedo.
Spade moves into the clinch.
Salcedo trying to stall but Spade improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Salcedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Spade.
Spade misses with a punch to the body.
Spade tries to work over Salcedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Spade.
Spade lands with a light punch inside.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salcedo's elbow.
Salcedo trying to control the position but instead, Spade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salcedo into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Spade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo wants to stall.
Spade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salcedo looks to land a combination but Spade avoids it well.
Spade tries a head kick but it misses.
Spade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spade slips a jab from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Spade.
Spade avoids the elbow strike from Salcedo, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spade.
Spade lands a body punch.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spade blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Spade will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spade scores with a spinning back kick!
Salcedo misses with a hook
and Spade counters with a two punch combo.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick
and Spade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spade looks for the body kick but Salcedo saw that one coming.
Spade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
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 leg kick checked by Spade.
Spade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo has his takedown stuffed
and Spade counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salcedo throws a low kick but Spade moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a left hand
and Spade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spade avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Spade.
Spade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcedo.
Spade throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
Scott Spade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spade has a couple of punches blocked by Salcedo.
Spade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Spade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salcedo stalling in the clinch but Spade improves position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Spade. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Salcedo throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Spade has Salcedo pressed against the cage, preventing Salcedo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spade throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salcedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salcedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salcedo on the side of the head.
Spade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salcedo rather than just go for the knockout.
Salcedo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salcedo throws a right hand that Spade ducks under and follows up with a left that Spade also avoids with ease.
Salcedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spade.
Salcedo misses with a leg kick
and Spade counters with an outside leg kick.
Spade scores with a nice right hand.
Spade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salcedo's calf.
Salcedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade lands a nice shot to the body.
Spade lands with a good body shot.
Spade lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Spade.
Spade lands a right hook to the body.
Spade wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salcedo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salcedo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spade slips under a jab.
Salcedo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spade circles away.
Spade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Salcedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salcedo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salcedo thinking.
Salcedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spade was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
Spade pushes Salcedo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spade.
Spade lands with a light punch inside.
Spade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spade creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Salcedo with a big uppercut! Salcedo tries to clinch up but Spade pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Salcedo to the mat! Salcedo covers up and Spade unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Spade!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Martin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Harris misses.
Martin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris slips a straight right by Martin.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Martin drops Harris with a beautiful combination! Harris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martin is looking for the KO!
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martin counters with a straight that turns Harris's legs to rubber! Martin pushes forward with more strikes and Harris goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Martin!
A very excited looking Michael Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaozinho Gurgel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carioca.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and Carioca moves out of range easily.
Gurgel misses with a wild combination.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carioca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carioca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gurgel.
Gurgel moves out of range of the leg kick from Carioca.
Gurgel throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurgel throws a right hand that Carioca ducks under and follows up with a left that Carioca also avoids with ease.
Carioca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gurgel.
Gurgel lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca misses with a punch on the inside.
Carioca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carioca blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel is trying to break the clinch but Carioca is controlling him.
Carioca misses with a knee to the head.
Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carioca is trying to maintain a safe position but Gurgel gets an underhook and turns Carioca into the cage.
Gurgel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carioca backwards.
Carioca misses with a knee to the head.
Gurgel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carioca throws a head kick that Gurgel semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gurgel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurgel stuns Carioca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carioca drives through and clinches with Gurgel against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is stalling here.
Carioca manages to break the clinch.
Gurgel throws a leg kick that misses.
Gurgel lands a leg kick that knocks Carioca off balance momentarily.
Gurgel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carioca lands a front kick.
Carioca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carioca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carioca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurgel throws out the jab.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurgel motions for Carioca to come forward. Gurgel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carioca scores with a head kick. Gurgel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Carioca moves out of range.
Good exchange - Gurgel coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca moves into the clinch.
Carioca taking a breather.
Carioca misses with an elbow strike.
Gurgel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gurgel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carioca tries to break free but Gurgel pushes him back against the cage.
Gurgel blocking some punches.
Gurgel tries a body shot but Carioca blocks it.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Carioca throws knees to the body.
Carioca stalling in the clinch but Gurgel improves position.
Carioca misses with a knee strike.
Gurgel manages to break the clinch.
Carioca throws a low kick but Gurgel avoids it.
Carioca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurgel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Gurgel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurgel throws a body punch but Carioca moves out of range.
Gurgel throws a right hand that misses
and Carioca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carioca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurgel.
Carioca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carioca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carioca.
Carioca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurgel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel keeps the fight on the outside.
Gurgel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gurgel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carioca throws a series of strikes that have Gurgel backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
That's time! Carioca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carioca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carioca punishes Gurgel's body with a nice straight punch.
Carioca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carioca with a jab.
That has opened up Joaozinho Gurgel's cut even more.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by Carioca.
Carioca wants to clinch up but Gurgel keeps it at a distance.
Gurgel blocks a head kick by Carioca.
Paulo Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gurgel looks to land a body kick but Carioca moved away.
Carioca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel misses with a hook.
Carioca tries to clinch up.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel is looking to slow Carioca down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Carioca moves out of range.
Carioca scores with a head kick.
Carioca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gurgel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gurgel throws a jab when Carioca was well out of range.
Gurgel looks for the body kick but Carioca saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Carioca.
Carioca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carioca tries to clinch up
enabling Gurgel to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carioca lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gurgel counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gurgel - that will leave a mark!
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carioca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gurgel checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carioca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gurgel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gurgel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gurgel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gurgel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurgel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a push kick but Carioca slaps the foot to one side.
Gurgel throws a right hand that Carioca ducks under and follows up with a left that Carioca also avoids with ease.
Carioca looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a series of strikes. Carioca will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gurgel lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca misses with a kick to the body.
Carioca tries to clinch up.
A big left from Carioca misses.
Carioca tries to clinch but Gurgel is having none of it.
Paulo Carioca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca tries to clinch but Gurgel is having none of it.
Carioca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel throws a shot from downtown. Carioca moves away and avoids it.
Gurgel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carioca checks it well.
Carioca misses with a series of wild punches.
Gurgel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carioca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carioca throws a right and a left that Gurgel avoids nicely.
Carioca slips a jab and a cross from Gurgel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that Carioca avoids nicely.
Carioca looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurgel is just out of range.
No joy there for Carioca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carioca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carioca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carioca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carioca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurgel is looking to slow Carioca down with leg kicks.
Carioca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gurgel counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gurgel.
Gurgel scores with a shoulder strike.
Gurgel manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaozinho Gurgel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gurgel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carioca is looking to clinch.
Gurgel lands the left hand.
Carioca is looking to land body kicks.
Gurgel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurgel jabs at Carioca's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Gurgel.
Carioca avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Carioca wants to clinch up but Gurgel keeps it at a distance.
Carioca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gurgel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gurgel drops Carioca with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carioca looks back up at him and smiles so Gurgel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Carioca is rocked!
Gurgel lands a body shot.
Oh Carioca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gurgel lands a leg kick that knocks Carioca off balance momentarily.
Gurgel scores with the left hand. Carioca knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carioca's sensitive parts.
Gurgel misses with a kick to the body.
Carioca seems to have got his legs back now.
Gurgel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioca. That did some damage!
Carioca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carioca throws the kick towards the body but Gurgel avoids it.
Carioca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carioca throws a sloppy head kick and Gurgel moves out of range easily.
Gurgel swats away the attempt to clinch by Carioca.
A head kick misses from Gurgel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but Carioca moved out of range nicely.
Gurgel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gurgel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gurgel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Carioca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carioca.
Carioca avoids a kick to the body.
Carioca throws a leg kick but Gurgel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carioca slips a jab and a cross from Gurgel.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
Carioca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gurgel throws a front kick aimed at Carioca's knee but Carioca avoids it well.
Carioca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gurgel.
Carioca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gurgel's calf.
Carioca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gurgel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gurgel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carioca.
Paulo Carioca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioca moves away.
Carioca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gurgel, as that shot connected.
Carioca looks to land a combination but Gurgel avoids it well.
Carioca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carioca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gurgel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carioca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel scores with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Gurgel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurgel lands with a right hand.
Carioca doesn't manage to clinch there - Gurgel circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Carioca lands with a slapping head kick.
Gurgel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Carioca moves out of range.
Carioca throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Gurgel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gurgel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carioca misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaozinho Gurgel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gurgel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaozinho Gurgel!
An out of breath Joaozinho Gurgel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Decampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Bebot as his entrance music. Raul Decampo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Decampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decampo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Decampo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vera lands a big head kick that sends Decampo tumbling to the mat! Vera takes a step backwards and waves Decampo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Raul Decampo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Vera.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decampo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vera wants to sweep here but Decampo controlling him for the moment.
Vera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decampo's guard.
Vera wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Decampo's closed guard. He's half up but Decampo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Decampo pivots and extends the arm, Vera falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Decampo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Decampo!
In his post fight interview, Raul Decampo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Aerials as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Junior throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Junior tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Junior.
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior cracks James with a good jab.
Junior avoids the head kick by James.
James checks a leg kick.
James is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves to clinch but Junior breaks away
and Junior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for James!
James parries the strikes from Junior easily there. Junior is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
James dodges the ground and pound from Junior.
Junior fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Junior wants to take a breather but James manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Junior.
James 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.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junior wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Junior's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James is trying to keep Junior in close.
Junior is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junior is controlling him.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Junior 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.
Junior has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James tries to clinch up.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior misses with an attempted mid kick.
James is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Junior misses with a looping left.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior lands with a nice body kick.
James gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Junior throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Junior pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior 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.
Junior is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Junior throws a leg kick but James moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a low kick.
Junior darts in looking for a takedown but James gets double underhooks and turns Junior into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James misses with the head strike.
Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior breaks from the clinch.
James throws a hook but Junior avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by James misses
and Junior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Junior throws a body kick that misses.
Junior misses the jab.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch
and Junior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
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!
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior trying to move into half guard but instead James has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Junior has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
James trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Junior's closed guard. He's half up but Junior has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Junior pivots and extends the arm, James falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Junior! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior retains his middleweight title!
Jorge Junior decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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