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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira has chosen Game over as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Emilio Garcia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Emilio Garcia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Garcia!
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, Ulysses Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia leaves Pereira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia cracks Pereira with an open hand slap.
It looks like Ulysses Pereira has been cut.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emilio Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulysses Pereira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pereira tumbling to the canvas!
Pereira is rocked!
Garcia postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pereira covers up, he's hurt! Garcia keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Garcia and the ref steps in to end the fight! Garcia can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Wish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Death Wish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz pushes Wish up against the cage in a clinch.
Wish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz pushes a forearm under Wish's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Wish is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renaldo Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finly Darvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Senior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Finly Darvin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darvin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Darvin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darvin won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Darvin is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darvin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Darvin. Darvin gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Darvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Senior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finly Darvin.
Darvin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Darvin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Finly Darvin has been cut.
Darvin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Darvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darvin is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos stops Darvin from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darvin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darvin is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darvin avoid being mounted?
Darvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darvin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Darvin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dos Santos wants to control but Darvin is keeping him busy.
Darvin trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Darvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvin stuffs the takedown.
Darvin closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Darvin pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dos Santos. Darvin shrugs it off though.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Finly Darvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dos Santos. That's going to slow Darvin down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos lands with a straight right. Darvin didn't see that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darvin's sensitive parts.
Darvin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darvin's calf.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Darvin backs away looking to recover.
Darvin with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Darvin.
Darvin with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darvin moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Darvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Darvin fights it but they end up in guard.
Dos Santos postures up.
Darvin is trying to hold Dos Santos in close to prevent damage but Dos Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Dos Santos tries to stand but can't do so whilst Darvin controls his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darvin is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finly Darvin's cut.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darvin backs up against the cage.
Darvin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Darvin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Darvin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Darvin wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Darvin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darvin seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Darvin is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Darvin is controlling the pace.
Darvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Darvin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darvin is looking for a kimura here.
That's two 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.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darvin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Darvin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Senior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finly Darvin.
Darvin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dos Santos wants the takedown. Darvin is fighting it off but Dos Santos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Darvin's guard against the cage.
Darvin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard.
Darvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darvin is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Darvin dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Darvin's head and hops out.
Darvin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Darvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darvin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Senior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darvin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dos Santos.
Darvin fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Senior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Darvin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dos Santos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darvin really felt that one!
Darvin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darvin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Darvin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Darvin is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Senior Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finly Darvin's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Darvin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Darvin misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Senior Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Darvin trying to control here.
Darvin tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Darvin is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darvin tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darvin keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos stuns Darvin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Darvin's ribs.
Darvin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Darvin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darvin's knee momentarily.
Senior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finly Darvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! Darvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darvin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darvin takes one to the chin there.
Darvin walks into a left hand.
Darvin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dos Santos to the mat! Dos Santos manages to get full guard.
Darvin throws a big right hand that misses.
Darvin wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darvin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dos Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Darvin, into his guard.
Darvin is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darvin trying to control the position.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darvin trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darvin can do to turn this around?
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.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Darvin's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darvin moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Darvin has hold of one of Dos Santos's legs. Dos Santos is fighting the takedown attempt but Darvin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Darvin is having none of it.
Darvin postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Darvin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Darvin postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Senior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos 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 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senior Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vongkhamchanh's entrance music is Pac Div - Shine. A fine choice. Tavares has chosen Swedish House Mafia - One as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares lands with an uppercut that bounces Vongkhamchanh off the cage and back into rage.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavares thows a body kick. Vongkhamchanh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vongkhamchanh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vongkhamchanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a nice leg kick.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Vongkhamchanh pushes him off.
Tavares tries to clinch up
and Vongkhamchanh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tavares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavares lands a good knee to the midsection. Vongkhamchanh won't want to take too many of those.
Vongkhamchanh trying to stall but Tavares improves his position.
Tavares working hard to break the clinch.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vongkhamchanh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tavares is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Tavares.
It looks like Tommy Vongkhamchanh has been cut.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares wants to break free but Vongkhamchanh has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh tries to pull guard but Tavares holds him up against the cage and eventually Vongkhamchanh drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Vongkhamchanh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vongkhamchanh.
Knees to the body from Tavares.
Vongkhamchanh is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vongkhamchanh throws an elbow but misses.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Vongkhamchanh.
Tavares with a knee to the head.
Vongkhamchanh wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavares won't allow it.
Vongkhamchanh tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
Vongkhamchanh missing with knees to the body.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares rushes Vongkhamchanh and presses him up against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free but Tavares has control.
Tavares gets through Vongkhamchanh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tavares scores with a jab.
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!
Tavares tries to clinch up
and Vongkhamchanh moves into the clinch.
Tavares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vongkhamchanh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tavares walks away with a smile on his face. Vongkhamchanh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tavares wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vongkhamchanh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vongkhamchanh is defended easily by Tavares.
Vongkhamchanh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tavares circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Vongkhamchanh circles away.
Max Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land a body kick
and Tavares finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tavares throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Tavares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Vongkhamchanh circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Vongkhamchanh pushes him off.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut is getting worse.
Tavares wants to clinch but Vongkhamchanh slips to the side
and Vongkhamchanh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tavares's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh won't allow Tavares to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vongkhamchanh scoring with some ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavares's head.
Tavares wants to stand up but Vongkhamchanh is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vongkhamchanh tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares lands with a kick to the temple. Vongkhamchanh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tavares instigates a clinch.
Vongkhamchanh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
Tavares wants to clinch but Vongkhamchanh slips to the side
and Vongkhamchanh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vongkhamchanh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vongkhamchanh looking to throw knees to the head but Tavares is blocking nicely.
Tavares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh has Tavares pressed against the cage, preventing Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vongkhamchanh jumps guard.
Tavares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tavares wants to stand but Vongkhamchanh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tavares is defending well. Vongkhamchanh quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tavares has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Vongkhamchanh celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude Von Stroke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Stroke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hotel Yorba. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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206 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude Von Stroke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Stroke but Von Stroke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Von Stroke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Von Stroke fails to pull guard.
Von Stroke lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera jumps guard.
Von Stroke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Von Stroke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Von Stroke is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Stroke looking to pass the guard.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Von Stroke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stroke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Von Stroke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Von Stroke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Von Stroke wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Von Stroke is controlling the pace.
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.
Von Stroke wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rivera won't allow Von Stroke to pass to mount.
Rivera is looking to control Von Stroke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?
Von Stroke wants to free his trapped foot but Rivera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Von Stroke wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
Von Stroke wants to free his trapped foot but Rivera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Von Stroke thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Von Stroke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown. Von Stroke tries to sprawl out of it but Rivera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Von Stroke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Claude Von Stroke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Stroke tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Von Stroke fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Von Stroke circles away.
Von Stroke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
Rivera misses with a body shot
and Von Stroke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera looks gassed!
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Claude Von Stroke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Stroke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Von Stroke.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Stroke.
Paco Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Stroke counters with a left to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Stroke manages to avoid it.
Von Stroke throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Von Stroke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
Von Stroke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Stroke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Stroke throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Von Stroke avoids the head kick by Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Von Stroke lands with a nice body punch.
Von Stroke dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von Stroke's waist but Von Stroke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.
Von Stroke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Stroke moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Paco Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Stroke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Stroke.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Von Stroke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Claude Von Stroke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Rivera.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke lands a head shot.
Von Stroke tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Von Stroke.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Von Stroke.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Stroke but Von Stroke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivera shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Stroke sprawls well. He's pushed Rivera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von Stroke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Stroke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Stroke.
Von Stroke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Von Stroke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Rivera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Von Stroke counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Stroke. That snapped Rivera's head back.
Von Stroke misses with a body shot.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Von Stroke is out of range.
Von Stroke is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Stroke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Von Stroke throws a shot to the body.
Von Stroke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Stroke tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Von Stroke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Stroke. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Stroke tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Stroke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Stroke darts in and clinches Rivera up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Von Stroke.
Rivera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Von Stroke walks away with a smile on his face. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Von Stroke shows good takedown defense.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Stroke.
Von Stroke with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Von Stroke dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Von Stroke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Stroke moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera shoots in for a double leg but Von Stroke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Von Stroke.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Stroke tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Stroke lands a nice shot that snaps Rivera's head back.
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Von Stroke circles away.
Claude Von Stroke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Rivera.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Stroke wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Stroke moves into the clinch.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Von Stroke keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Von Stroke.
Rivera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Von Stroke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Stroke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Stroke.
Von Stroke lands an uppercut.
Von Stroke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Von Stroke trying to control the position but instead, Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Stroke into the cage.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Stroke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Stroke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Von Stroke stops a takedown attempt from Rivera.
Von Stroke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Stroke cracks Rivera with a nice body shot.
Von Stroke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Stroke effectively controlling the action here.
Rivera tries to pull guard but Von Stroke won't allow it.
Rivera is trying to drag Von Stroke to the mat but Von Stroke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Von Stroke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paco Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Stroke lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Stroke slowing the pace effectively.
Von Stroke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Von Stroke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Stroke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Von Stroke.
Claude Von Stroke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Von Stroke moves out of range easily.
Von Stroke throws a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Von Stroke throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Von Stroke is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Stroke.
Von Stroke moves into range and clinches up with Rivera.
Von Stroke gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Von Stroke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Von Stroke with a nice cross.
Von Stroke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Stroke lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Von Stroke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Stroke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Von Stroke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tosh Manosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Putra Benjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manosh comes into the arena with Steady mobbin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tosh Manosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Putra Benjy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manosh misses with a series of wild punches.
Tosh Manosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manosh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benjy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manosh lands a slapping body shot.
Benjy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjy manages to avoid it.
Benjy fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Manosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manosh is trying to move to mount but Benjy reverses beautifully and ends up in Manosh's guard.
Benjy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benjy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manosh wants to stand but Benjy is controlling the position.
Benjy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benjy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benjy is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benjy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manosh.
Manosh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manosh gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjy gets back to half guard.
Benjy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manosh.
Manosh wants to stand up but Benjy manages to regain full guard.
Benjy is pulling down on Manosh's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manosh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benjy is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tosh Manosh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manosh lands a jab to Benjy's midsection.
Manosh scores with a one two! Benjy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manosh misses with a wild body shot.
Manosh misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosh shoots in and bounces Benjy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manosh throwing strikes from guard but Benjy blocks nicely.
Benjy has a closed guard, preventing Manosh from standing up.
Manosh throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manosh is looking to stand up but Benjy won't let him.
Manosh postures up in Benjy's guard and throws a big left but Benjy blocks it.
Manosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manosh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manosh is looking to clinch but Benjy is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjy tries to move into range but Manosh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manosh scores with a nice head shot.
Benjy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benjy on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tosh Manosh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Manosh shoots in and bounces Benjy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manosh wants to control from the top but Benjy keeps moving.
Manosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benjy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manosh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benjy has a closed guard, preventing Manosh from standing up.
Manosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Benjy has wrist control.
Benjy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manosh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Manosh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benjy's guard.
Manosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manosh wanted to stand there but Benjy had control of the position.
Manosh trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Manosh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjy looking to control.
Manosh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benjy's guard.
Manosh thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjy fails with the takedown
so Manosh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manosh preventing the sweep.
Benjy seems keen to control Manosh's posture.
Manosh wants to stand and escape but instead Benjy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Benjy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benjy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manosh wants to stand and escape but Benjy is having none of it.
Putra Benjy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosh Manosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tosh Manosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manosh 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tosh Manosh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Marcos Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva's entrance music is Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
da Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Nogueira's side.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but da Silva shows good takedown defense.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Silva.
Nogueira looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Silva misses with the combination.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
da Silva thows a body kick. Nogueira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Antonio Marcos Nogueira has been cut.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
da Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut even more.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nogueira is rocked!
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marx da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nogueira tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Nogueira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as da Silva backs up against the cage.
da Silva scores with a leg kick.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Nogueira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for da Silva.
da Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
da Silva forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Antonio Marcos Nogueira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.
da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Nogueira is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira goes for a takedown in the clinch but da Silva prevents it.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nogueira wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Nogueira tries for a takedown. No joy.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Marcos Nogueira'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.
Nogueira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for da Silva.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the temple.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva lands an elbow just above Nogueira 's eye.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for da Silva to work.
Marx da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nogueira avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Nogueira looking for a takedown.
Marx da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.
Nogueira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for da Silva.
da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
da Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nogueira doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
da Silva has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
da Silva is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag da Silva down to the mat. da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
da Silva misses the jab.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Nogueira back into the cage.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
A knee to the head by da Silva.
Nogueira is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Nogueira has da Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by da Silva.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the cage.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a nice elbow.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Nogueira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nogueira shoots in but da Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
da Silva lands a head kick!
Marx da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for da Silva.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marx da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by da Silva.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Nogueira has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
da Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Marx da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
da Silva lands a front kick.
da Silva forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but da Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nogueira up against the cage.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marx da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Uchoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Jones!
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, Rafael Uchoa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uchoa regains half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Uchoa is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uchoa is looking to improve his position.
Uchoa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Uchoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Uchoa.
Uchoa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uchoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uchoa is striking off his back. Jones thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Uchoa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Uchoa's head.
Uchoa tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Uchoa is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Uchoa wants to get back to full 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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Uchoa's temple.
Uchoa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uchoa is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uchoa sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uchoa has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchoa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Uchoa is keeping the position.
Jones distracts Uchoa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Uchoa keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones wants to control from the top but Uchoa keeps moving.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uchoa is keeping the position for now.
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.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Uchoa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Uchoa!
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uchoa content to stall in guard here.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Uchoa slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jones 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.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Uchoa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Uchoa regains half guard.
Uchoa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Uchoa pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Uchoa makes his way to full guard, as Jones worked for a kimura.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uchoa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Uchoa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Uchoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uchoa is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is really struggling to control Uchoa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Uchoa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones prevents Uchoa from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uchoa misses with the combination.
Uchoa tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Uchoa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones winds up and cracks Uchoa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uchoa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uchoa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Uchoa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Uchoa is working away.
Uchoa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uchoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uchoa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uchoa trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is keen to just control but Uchoa is a slippery customer.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Uchoa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Uchoa is trying to stand.
Jones is working for a kimura but Uchoa is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchoa wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a hook. Uchoa ducked under it nicely.
Uchoa looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones slips a straight right by Uchoa.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Uchoa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Uchoa looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Uchoa's guard.
Jones prevents Uchoa from improving his position.
Paul Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uchoa is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uchoa is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones cracks Uchoa with a big right hand but Uchoa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uchoa keeps working.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Uchoa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones takes a little break here. Uchoa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones tries for a kimura but Uchoa is defending well.
Uchoa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uchoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paul Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Uchoa is working away.
Rafael Uchoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uchoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uchoa clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uchoa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uchoa gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Uchoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uchoa lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolph Carnage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's entrance music is The Haunted - 99. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rudolph Carnage!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint 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.
Carnage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saint puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carnage tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
Saint content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carnage looking for submissions off his back.
Carnage tries to roll over but Saint keeps him under control.
Saint is controlling the pace.
Saint seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carnage for as long as he can get away with.
Carnage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carnage has an active guard here but Saint has managed to pass into half guard.
Saint with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carnage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saint pulls his head out easily.
Carnage wants to control but Saint is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saint is controlling the pace.
Saint has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnage tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
Carnage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carnage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Carnage is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint passes into side control, despite Carnage's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Carnage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carnage is looking to regain half guard here but Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carnage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carnage throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Saint shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carnage is trying to defend but Saint finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carnage won't allow Saint to pass to mount.
Saint is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carnage trying to control but Saint postures up.
Saint is pressing down on Carnage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carnage is holding on for now.
Saint tries to stand but can't do so whilst Carnage controls his leg.
Carnage moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Carnage is retaining full guard.
Carnage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carnage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint is one step ahead there.
Saint scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carnage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carnage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gui Saint dominated that round.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carnage did well to prevent Saint getting side control.
Saint trying to control the pace.
Carnage is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint content to control rather than advance.
Saint lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Saint seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnage is looking to control Saint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carnage avoid being mounted?
Saint controlling the action here.
Carnage wants to get back to full guard.
Saint is taking a breather. Carnage 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.
Carnage tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
Saint with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saint is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Carnage does no damage.
Carnage misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Carnage. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carnage tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carnage to the ground. Carnage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saint decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Carnage to stand up.
Carnage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carnage working a defensive guard here.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carnage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint is aware though and is defending well.
Carnage 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.
Carnage keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carnage is trying to control the position but Saint postures up.
Saint sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carnage is looking for a triangle but Saint pushes his legs off easily.
Carnage is breathing heavily.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Carnage.
Saint sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carnage looking to control but Saint passes into half guard.
Saint trying to control the pace.
Carnage trying to control from the bottom.
Saint is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carnage is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gui Saint dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Carnage, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Carnage against the cage but Carnage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carnage swivels and escapes.
Saint shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carnage is trying to defend but Saint finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carnage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carnage is trying to get back to full guard.
Carnage is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Saint jumps into side control!
Saint controls the position from side control.
Carnage is trying to work for a sweep but Saint has mounted him!
Saint 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 one minute gone in the round.
Carnage is working to get back to half guard.
Saint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saint with shots to the head and body - Carnage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carnage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saint scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carnage?
Carnage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saint controlling his opponent.
Saint with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carnage wants to hold on but Saint pushes him away.
Gui Saint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Carnage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carnage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saint gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carnage throws his legs up looking for a submission but Saint uses it to pass to side control.
Carnage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint taking a breather here.
Saint grinds an elbow into Carnage's temple.
Carnage tries to bench press Saint off him but Saint keeps the position.
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.
Carnage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saint stalling.
Carnage moves into full guard.
Saint is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saint passes into half guard.
Carnage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carnage being controlled here, momentarily.
Carnage trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gui Saint clearly takes 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.
Saint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carnage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saint somewhat.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown. Carnage tries to sprawl out of it but Saint keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carnage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carnage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gui Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saint prevents Carnage from getting the reversal.
Saint working the ground and pound effectively.
Saint takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carnage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint content just to control the position here.
Carnage gets back to half guard.
Carnage tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
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. Saint connects with a nice short shot to Carnage's temple.
Saint trying to control from half guard but Carnage is working away.
Saint performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carnage tries to roll over but Saint keeps him under control.
That's two 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.
Carnage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carnage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint controls the pace.
Carnage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint forces his way into half guard.
Carnage looking for submissions off his back.
Carnage is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saint in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Carnage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carnage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saint somewhat.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carnage sprawls well. Carnage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Carnage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saint to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carnage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carnage working for submissions but it's allowed Saint to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carnage is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint wants to stand but Carnage has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Carnage gets back to full guard.
Carnage has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saint has passed into side control.
Saint controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gui Saint had his way with Rudolph Carnage in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Carnage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carnage misses with a looping left.
Saint shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carnage won't allow Saint to pass to mount.
Carnage tries to roll over but Saint keeps him under control.
Saint perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saint wants to take a breather but Carnage is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carnage wants to improve his position but Saint is controlling well.
Saint content to control rather than advance.
Carnage is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carnage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carnage is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Saint frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saint takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rudolph Carnage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carnage is working to get back to half guard.
Saint landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saint controlling from mount.
Carnage 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saint.
Saint closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saint lands in his opponent's guard.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Carnage is keeping the position.
Carnage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carnage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saint defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnage thows a huge punch but Saint dodges it nicely.
Carnage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carnage.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Carnage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saint is just riding it out for now. Carnage eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gui Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saint, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gui Saint!
Gui Saint retains his welterweight title!
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